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Historical Event on 12/16/1980

Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1700Sikandar, former sultan of Vijapur, passed away at Satara in the imprisonment of Mughals.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
10/10/1964Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
10/10/1899Shripad Amrit Dange, socialist and Trade Union Leader, was born.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.