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Historical Event on 5/31/1756

Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1926Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
7/7/1896The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil.
6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
7/1/1947Sharad NandKishore Yadav was born in Babai, Distt. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh).
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.