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Historical Event on 6/1/1959

The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
1/1/1999George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.