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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
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
3/26/1987Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.