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Historical Event on 12/16/1980

Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
8/4/2000Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
12/17/1970Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.
1/16/1858Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.
11/30/1909Ramesh Chandra died.
6/10/1959Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar.
9/1/1978Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1981.
11/9/1897Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit
6/1/1933Fortnightly 'Bal Sanmitra' was published.