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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
1/3/1931Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
12/11/1783Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
9/16/1977Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
11/16/1993Kashmir's 32-day-old Hazaratbal impasse ends with militants' surrender.
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.