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Historical Event on 4/23/1959
Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967. |
| 7/24/1991 | Industrial licensing scrapped. |
| 7/27/1998 | The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers. |
| 6/8/1897 | Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 12/15/1950 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died. |
| 1/10/1953 | Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held. |
| 1/3/1987 | Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died. |
| 8/18/1957 | Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961. |
| 8/18/1957 | Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. |
| 3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
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