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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 |
| 4/4/1947 | San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India. |
| 11/5/1931 | M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 11/15/1817 | Battle of Yerwada. |
| 6/17/2000 | Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi. |
| 5/5/1977 | Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party. |
| 7/26/1923 | Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 10/2/1906 | Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
| 7/31/1997 | V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
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