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Historical Event on 12/16/1992

The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1938Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
7/17/1976Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away.
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.