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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 |
| 5/20/1976 | Oil production started from Bombay High. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
| 5/9/1919 | Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi. |
| 7/12/1949 | Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die. |
| 3/3/1939 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention. |
| 8/5/2000 | Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi. |
| 11/29/1928 | Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away. |
| 1/30/1994 | Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets. |
| 1/22/1899 | Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born. |
| 7/4/1994 | Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died. |
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