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Historical Event on 8/16/1958

Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1990L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.
8/6/1933Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.
11/21/1969Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
6/1/1993Premkumar Sharma, MLA of Bhartiya Janata Party, was assassinated.
8/2/1994Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.