Important Days
World Soil Day: World Soil Day is commemorated every year on December 5, with the aim to shine the spotlight on the essentiality of healthy soils to sustain life on the planet. The Day also aims to mobilise public and political will to address challenges to the sustainable management of soil resources.
Important Events
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Birth/Birth Anniversary
1898 – Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and translator (d. 1982)
1932 – Nadira, Indian actress (d. 2006)
1965 – Manish Malhotra, Indian fashion designer
1974 – Ravish Kumar, Indian journalist and author
1985 – Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
Death/ Death Anniversary
1951 – Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (b. 1871)
1963 – Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1892)
2016 – Jayalalithaa, Indian politician, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1948)
