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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 |
| 7/10/1992 | SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. |
| 3/9/1902 | Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born. |
| 10/15/1946 | Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 7/2/1928 | Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away. |
| 4/27/1986 | Congress (I) expels former Union Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee from the party for 6 years. |
| 4/22/1996 | Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM. |
| 12/8/1875 | Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born. |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 1/15/1948 | Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace. |
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