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Historical Event on 3/16/1992
Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 7/28/1989 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law. |
| 9/5/1846 | Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died. |
| 5/9/1908 | Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born. |
| 4/8/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army. |
| 9/12/1995 | Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu. |
| 3/19/2000 | Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades. |
| 10/29/1961 | New All India Muslim League was established. |
| 7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
| 10/2/1954 | Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal. |
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