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Historical Event on 12/16/2000
Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1895 | Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 1/1/1974 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"". |
| 5/31/1891 | Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala. |
| 8/17/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India. |
| 7/25/1977 | B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President. |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 3/9/1902 | Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born. |
| 9/17/1948 | The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement. |
| 4/12/1917 | Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar. |
| 5/23/1895 | Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away. |
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