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Historical Event on 3/20/1959

For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1848Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
3/31/1972Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
7/19/1938Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
4/24/1996SC holds that bank managers acting beyond their authority in allowing overdrafts and passing cheques would be amounted to committing misconduct.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.