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Historical Event on 5/31/1987

Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
1/25/1954Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
12/12/1905Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
2/22/1885Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, great nationalist leader, was born.
12/1/1989Dr. Chenna Reddi (Congress-I) becomes CM of Andhra Pradesh.
1/5/1941Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
2/5/1970Kauai Aadheenam, Hindu monastery, site of Kadavul Hindu Temple, Saiva Siddhanta Church headquarters, San Marga Sanctuary and editorial offices of Hinduism Today were founded today at Hawaii's Garden Island.