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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 |
| 5/31/1987 | Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India. |
| 5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 7/5/1857 | Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 12/19/1945 | Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan. |
| 1/1/1995 | 8th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai. |
| 12/4/1998 | Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition. |
| 6/2/2000 | Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. |
| 3/5/1961 | Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away. |
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