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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
7/6/1935Dalai Lama, the 14th incarnate and religious leader of Tibet, was born. He was born to Tenzin Gyotso (His Holiness the VIVth Dalai Lama) in Taksten Village, Chhija Nangso, Tibet. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989.
2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.
2/19/1902Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
5/15/1997Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
11/20/1955Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand.
10/28/2000The Royal Canadian Mounted police arrest two Sikhs, Ripudaman Singh Malik (53) and Ajaib Singh Bagri (51), in Vancouver in connection with the downing of Air India Boeing 747 en route from Canada to London in 1985.