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Historical Event on 12/16/2000

Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1931Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.
5/15/1864Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born at Daulatpur village in UP.
5/13/2000Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.