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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 |
| 6/15/1991 | About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. |
| 9/18/1615 | Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 4/3/1966 | First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus. |
| 1/2/1964 | Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died. |
| 5/30/1987 | Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
| 5/27/2000 | In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel. |
| 12/10/1978 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize. |
| 3/4/1990 | V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
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