Friday, June 5, 2015

Today in Indian History
Events for June 5
5-June-1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
5-June-1879Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
5-June-1882Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.
5-June-1896Muhammad Ismail Sahib, president of the Madras State Muslim League and freedom fighter, was born at Pettai, Tamil Nadu. He was the member of Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha.
5-June-1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
5-June-1927Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab.
5-June-1929S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu.
5-June-1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
5-June-1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
5-June-1973Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away.
5-June-1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.
5-June-1975Ramsing, great freedom fighter and editor of `Navyug Patrika', passed away.
5-June-1980Manipur University was established.
5-June-1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
5-June-1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
5-June-1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
5-June-1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
5-June-1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
5-June-1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
5-June-1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72
5-June-1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
5-June-1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
5-June-1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
5-June-1996Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
5-June-1997Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
5-June-1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
5-June-1997I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.
5-June-1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
5-June-1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.

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