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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
12/16/1924Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born.
1/14/1641United East Indian Company conquers city of Malakka, 7,000 killed.
8/1/1922Ratilal Sankalchand Nayak, educationist and writer, was born at Kadi, Gujarat .
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
2/11/1997NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.
12/15/1951Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.