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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
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
10/28/1888Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
4/27/1878Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.