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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
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
6/25/1922Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.