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Historical Event on 2/15/2000
K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1885 | First meeting of the Indian National Congress held. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
| 8/8/1946 | India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles. |
| 6/1/1930 | First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune. |
| 2/8/1967 | Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd. |
| 1/31/1976 | Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
| 7/21/1930 | Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born. |
| 1/30/1988 | Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away. |
| 11/7/1998 | Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas. |
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