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| (Today in History | Current Affairs - 05-Dec-2021) |
Person born on December 05
1872 - Bhai Vir Singh - was a poet famous as the creator of modern Punjabi poetry and prose.
1894 - Josh Malihabadi - Renowned Urdu poet from India and Pakistan.
1894 - HC Dasappa - One of the revolutionaries of India, freedom fighter and politician.
1905 - Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah - Revolutionary leader of Jammu and Kashmir and Indian politician.
1932 - Nadira - was a famous Hindi film actress.
1938 - Raghuveer Choudhary - Gujarati litterateur.
1969 - Anjali Bhagwat - famous Indian female shooter.
Died on 05 December
1924 - S. Subrahmanya Iyer - Freedom fighter, educationist and social worker.
1941 - Amrita Shergill - Famous Indian female painter. He was born in Budapest (Hungary).
1950 - Arvind Ghosh - nationalist legend, Indian politician, philosopher, writer, yoga guru and guru.
1951 - Abanindranath Thakur - eminent artist and litterateur.
1955 - Asrarul Haque Majaz - has been famous as a romantic poet associated with the progressive ideology of Urdu. Being associated with Lucknow, he also became famous by the name of 'Majaz Lucknowi'.
1961 - Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria - An Indian soldier awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
2013 - Nelson Mandela - Former President of South Africa and Bharat Ratna awardee.
2016 - Jayalalithaa - Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state and famous leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of December 05
- World Soil Day.
- Krampsnacht Day.
- Bathtub Party Day.
- National Repeal Day.
- International Ninja Day.
- National Sachar Torte Day.
- Ms. Jayalalithaa Memorial Day.
- Yogi Shri Arvind Ghosh Memorial Day.
- International Volunteer Day.
- Capt. Shri Gurbachan Singh Salaria Martyrdom Day.
- for economic and social development
- The day is celebrated as International Volunteer Day.
Important Events of 05 December
1657 - Shah Jahan's younger son Murad proclaimed himself emperor.
1746 - Genoa revolts against Spanish rule.
1757 – Battle of Luton: Prussian forces defeat Austrians.
1766 - James Christie holds the first sale at Christie's auction in his London home.
1868 - The first American Bicycle College is opened.
1879 - The first automatic phone switching system is designed.
1892 - John Thompson becomes the fourth Prime Minister of Canada.
1893 - The first electric car is built in Toronto that runs 15 miles on a single charge.
1893 - Multiple voting is abolished in New South Wales.
1917 - Formation of a new revolutionary government in Russia and a ceasefire between Russia and Germany.
1919 – The Turkish Ministry of War removes Greeks, Armenians and Jews from military service.
1926 – George Hassel murders his wife and eight children in the Texas town of Fourwell.
1943 - A Japanese airplane drops a bomb on Kolkata.
1946 - Home Guard Organization was established in India.
1950 - Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
1955 - STD service came into existence, making long distance telephone calls a household thing.
1956 - Rose Heilbron becomes Britain's first female judge.
1960 - The African nation of Ghana ends diplomatic relations with Belgium.
1971 - India recognized Bangladesh as a country.
1974 - The Republic of Malta is proclaimed.
1989 - Mulayam Singh Yadav became the Chief Minister of (Uttar Pradesh) for the first time.
1990 - Controversial author Salman Rushdie appears in public for the first time after a gap of two years.
1992 – The controversial structure of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), India, is demolished. Simultaneously, riots broke out in many parts of India.
1993 - Mulayam Singh Yadav again became the Chief Minister of (Uttar Pradesh).
1997 – Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the Pompeli and Hamrulenium sites in Italy, the Sher Shah Suri-built Rohtas Fort in Pakistan and the Sundarbans in Bangladesh are included in UNESCO World Heritage.
1998 - Russia agrees to give the Indian Navy a 'Krivak-class' multi-role warship in 2002.
1999 - Russia announces a temporary deployment of troops to Chechnya.
1999 - Indian beauty Yukta Mukhi was elected 'Miss World'.
2000 - The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of George Bush in the presidential election.
2001 - The four factions agree on the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan under the leadership of Hamid Karzai.
2003 – 42 killed and 160 injured in a train suicide attack in Chechnya.
2003 - Four-day conference of Heads of Government of Commonwealth countries begins in Abuja.
2005 - A new law is recognized in the UK to establish a legal relationship between a gay man (go) and a lesbian woman (lesbian).
2007 - Fighter aircraft in the US were equipped with the F-16 anti-missile system.
2007 - The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismisses a petition challenging restrictions on the media until the Emergency.
2008 - Russian President Dmitry May Devedev proposes to jointly develop next generation nuclear engineering with India.
2008 - Congress announced the appointment of Ashok Chavan as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
2013 – 52 people are killed in a terrorist attack on the Defense Ministry compound in Yemen's capital Army.
2019 - PNB scam accused Nirav Modi (48) is declared a fugitive economic offender by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.
2019 - Ministry of Home Affairs has given Rs. Approved the proposal costing ₹ 100 crore.
2020 - The 'Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency' reported that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples.
