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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
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
6/24/1990Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'.