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Historical Event on 12/16/1951

Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1907Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
6/30/1817Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died.
3/4/1990Sunderlal Patwa (BJP) and D. Ramachandran (DMK) named CM's of Madhya Pradesh and Pondicherry respectively.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
1/26/1960More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
11/25/1997Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry.