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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
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
7/9/1969Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad.
11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).
12/5/1992Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
3/26/1996Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.