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Historical Event on 3/20/1959

For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1913Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
7/13/1912Shriman Narayan, educationist, administrator and diplomat, was born in Etawah, U.P.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
4/24/1996SC holds that bank managers acting beyond their authority in allowing overdrafts and passing cheques would be amounted to committing misconduct.