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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 |
| 5/8/1990 | A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 10/15/1932 | First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines) |
| 1/11/1958 | Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps. |
| 2/18/1946 | Cabinet Mission in India. |
| 6/2/1900 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away. |
| 6/25/1983 | India won 'Prudential World Cup' Cricket Championship held in England after defeating West Indies. |
| 3/31/1997 | Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
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