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Historical Event on 12/16/1960

Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.

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12/15/1991Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
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7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
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