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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
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
10/30/1889Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
10/12/1976Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died.
6/24/1996Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party.
8/11/1999Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.