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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
10/13/1978Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress.
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
8/5/1905Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
3/27/1991Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
6/26/1954Nehru, Chou En-lai pledge good-neighbor policy at New Delhi.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.