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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
10/15/1686Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
3/5/1995India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.