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Historical Event on 10/21/1950

China invades Tibet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
8/1/1920Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.
8/1/1920Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.