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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
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
9/24/1999India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
8/10/1963The Kamraj Plan.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.