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Historical Event on 12/16/1960
Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1772 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal. |
| 3/28/1963 | First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata. |
| 6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
| 1/18/1998 | Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 3/21/1995 | A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 9/4/1888 | Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law. |
| 11/21/1914 | Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka. |
| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
| 7/2/1999 | Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict. |
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