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Tibet annexed by China: 23 May 1951 - This Day in History
China formally annexed Tibet as an autonomous region on this day in 1951, giving rise to a Tibetan independence movement—led by the Dalai Lama, winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize—that continued into the early 21st century.
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1934 : Bonnie and Clyde, notorious American outlaws, were killed in a police shoot-out near Gibsland, Louisiana.
1915: Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I on the side of the Allies.
1706: Allied (Anglo-Dutch) forces led by the duke of Marlborough recorded a major victory over the French at the Battle of Ramillies, a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
1618: The Defenestration of Prague occurred in response to religious persecution, helping set the stage for the Thirty Years' War.
1430: Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundians near Compičgne, France.
Captain Kidd: Biography of the Day
Captain Kidd, a British privateer and semilegendary pirate celebrated in literature as one of the most colourful outlaws of all time, was hanged in London this day in 1701 after being found guilty of murder and piracy.
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