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Historical Event on 12/20/1957

Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1938Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
1/12/1994S. S. Nadkarni, Chairman of National Stock Exchange, appointed SEBI Chairman.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
3/19/1982Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
8/27/1918Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born.
2/3/2000Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.