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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
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
4/28/1701Taimurlang passed away.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
8/5/1969Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.