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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 |
10/31/1984 | Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.' |
4/6/1906 | Kaveri Bhaskar Karve, teacher and author, was born at Harnai, Ratnagiri, . |
8/1/1993 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, great freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, died at Jorhat, Assam. |
10/3/1880 | Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi. |
9/1/1988 | Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away. |
9/1/1988 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India. |
9/29/1992 | Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned. |
10/1/1997 | Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah. |
1/20/1993 | Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM. |
1/23/1965 | Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started. |
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