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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
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.
10/21/1998Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
9/10/1858Manilal Nathubhai Dwivedi, great author and father of modern Gujarati poems, was born.
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
12/10/1918Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford.
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.