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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
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
12/1/1999Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, is named ""`Woman of the Millennium'' in a BBC pol
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
2/12/1890Shastri A. R. Krishna was born.