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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 |
| 8/16/1958 | Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born. |
| 1/10/1997 | 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum. |
| 6/10/1984 | Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit. |
| 3/1/1968 | Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur. |
| 6/24/1986 | Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave. |
| 9/1/1921 | Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990. |
| 5/29/1933 | Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away. |
| 8/10/1993 | Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away. |
| 8/30/1983 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle. |
| 8/18/1957 | Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961. |
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