Petnaesti februar proglašen je za Dan državnosti Srbije 10. jula 2001, u čast početka Prvog srpskog ustanka u malom gradu Orašac, koji je predvodio Đorđe Petrović Karađorđe, 15. februara 1804.
February 15th was proclaimed Serbian Statehood Day on July 10th 2001 in honour of the beginning of the First Serbian Uprising in the small town of Orasac, led by Djordje Petrovic Karadjordje, on February 15th 1804.