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Historical Event on 5/31/1988

Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.