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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 |
| 12/11/1881 | Subramania Bharati was born at Ettaiyapuram. |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
| 4/30/1958 | Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
| 11/5/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 8/4/1997 | Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members. |
| 10/15/1943 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. |
| 7/22/1998 | Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi. |
| 12/6/1995 | The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade. |
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