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Historical Event on 12/15/1991

Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1869Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkar Bappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, was born at Bhavnagar, Saurashtra.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
5/7/1912Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.