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Historical Event on 12/16/1951

Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
3/5/1995India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel.
8/3/1960Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
7/4/1985Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
3/3/1967Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.