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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 |
| 11/20/1902 | Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws. |
| 12/29/1989 | Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 1/14/1994 | The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award). |
| 11/25/1948 | National Cadet Corps was first established. |
| 3/13/1940 | Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London. |
| 8/3/1985 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte. |
| 5/8/1930 | Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest. |
| 9/17/1929 | La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras. |
| 3/18/1944 | Subhash Chandra Bose formed Azad Hind Fauz and took control of Kohima-Imphal. |
| 12/29/1983 | Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies. |
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