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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 |
| 6/1/1992 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara. |
| 5/26/1999 | IRS-P4(OCEANSAT) with an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) and two small satellites (KITSAT of Korea and TUBSAT of Germany) launched by PSLV-C2. |
| 4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 1/29/1953 | Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 6/2/1990 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91). |
| 11/15/1817 | Battle of Yerwada. |
| 9/14/1997 | Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue. |
| 2/24/1786 | Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
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