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Historical Event on 3/20/1992

Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
10/9/2000A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
1/20/2000J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.
2/14/1891Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.