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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
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.