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Historical Event on 2/15/1998
Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1951 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away. |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 2/9/1985 | Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 4/6/1992 | Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started. |
| 4/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
| 7/1/1990 | General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff. |
| 3/17/1967 | 4th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed. |
| 3/26/1999 | 14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection. |
| 2/24/1867 | Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born. |
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