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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
8/12/1973Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
2/27/1941Paddy Ashton, first leader of Britain's Social and Liberal Democrat Party, was born in New Delhi, India.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
3/10/1945Madhavrao Scindia, prince of Gwalior and Congress leader, was born.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
6/18/1996CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam.