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Historical Event on 5/30/1987

Goa becomes the 25th state of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
6/30/1855Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali.
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.