Year 1659
Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
JUNE 5
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5 June: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 5 June.
Observances & Special Days
Indian Arrival Day (Suriname)
Year 1915
The constitution of Denmark was amended and women were given voting rights.
Year 1937
Henry Ford introduced the 32 hours working a week concept.
Year 1959
Formation of Singapore’s first government.
Year 1968
US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and Kennedy died the next day.
Year 1974
Smallpox epidemic in the country.
Year 1980
Manipur University was established.
Year 1984
Operation '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 especially in Punjab.
Year 1989
Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
Year 1994
India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China
Year 1995
A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
Year 1995
Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
Year 1997
Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
Year 1998
Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
Born 1723
Adam Smith, a British economist, philosopher, and author.
Born 1879
Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union
Born 1881
Govindrao Tembe, a harmonium player, stage actor, and music composer.
Born 1883
John Maynard Keynes, a British economist.
Born 1908
Ravi Narayana Reddy, a founding member of the Communist Party of India.
Born 1950
Harishchandra Birajdar, a wrestler and wrestling coach.
Born 1952
Mukesh Bhatt, an Indian film producer.
Born 1972
Yogi Adityanath, the 22nd and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Born 1976
Rambha, an Indian film actress.
Died 1973
M. S. Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Died 1996
Kuber Nath Rai, a writer, and scholar of Hindi literature and Sanskrit.
Died 2004
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.