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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 |
| 5/4/1932 | Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
| 5/4/1993 | Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 5/27/1999 | Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party. |
| 4/24/1929 | First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off. |
| 9/3/1999 | India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict. |
| 5/21/1835 | Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 5/21/1835 | Babur reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal. |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
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