1959 in India
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Events in the year 1959 in the Republic of India.
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Incumbents [edit]
Events [edit]
- 17 March - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet and travels to India.
- September - Doordarshan-India's national state-owned broadcaster established.
- Bajaj Auto obtains license from Government of India to manufacture two- and three-wheelers in India.
Births [edit]
- 6 January - Kapil Dev, cricketer.
- 29 July - Sanjay Dutt, actor.
- 10 November [Pawan Bansal] Ferozepur, Punjab
- 19 December - H. D. Kumaraswamy, politician and Chief Minister of Karnataka.
- 29 December - Anil Kapoor, actor and producer.
Deaths [edit]
- 1 November - M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, actor and Carnatic singer (born 1909).
See also [edit]
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