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Historical Event on 4/15/2000

Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
9/9/1850Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
3/16/1901Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
1/22/1903Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.