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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
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
7/4/1999Over 500 children of Kargil migrants take out a procession to Batalik in a show of solidarity with the Indian army.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
12/24/1762Gopalrao defeated in the battle of Jamkhindi.
11/1/1930S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar.
10/1/1997Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".