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Historical Event on 5/8/1959

Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
1/15/1919Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.