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Historical Event on 3/17/1959

Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
12/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case.
11/21/1991R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.
12/1/1928The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.