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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
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
12/5/1931Gandhiji leaves England for India.
7/10/1994Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.