Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies in a British prison of cholera
Birsa Munda pronunciation (15 November 1875 – 9 June 1900) was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in the late 19th century, during the British Raj, thereby making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement. The revolt mainly concentrated in the Munda belt of Khunti, Tamar, Sarwada and Bandgaon. Birsa is known for challenging the Christian missionaries and revolting against the conversion activities along with the Munda and Oraon communities His portrait hangs in the Indian Parliament Museum; he is the only tribal leader to have been so honored.