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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
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
12/4/1997World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.