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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
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
3/25/1971Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.