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Historical Event on 4/23/1959

Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
9/24/1999India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
5/1/1973All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised.
1/9/1946Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.