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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 |
| 5/23/1967 | South Gujrat University was established. |
| 4/15/1947 | Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace. |
| 3/1/1917 | J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"". |
| 1/19/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case. |
| 7/4/1999 | S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
| 9/24/1938 | Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 5/29/1952 | The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party. |
| 4/28/1992 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away. |
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