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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 |
| 1/19/1982 | Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal. |
| 1/19/1982 | Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"". |
| 2/15/1865 | Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born. |
| 7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 9/20/1886 | Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar. |
| 9/20/1886 | The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri. |
| 11/21/1921 | Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike. |
| 6/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away. |
| 11/29/1962 | Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages. |
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