This Day in History on 5 June
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 5 June. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
- Indian Arrival Day (Suriname)
Important Events
1659: Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
1915: The constitution of Denmark was amended and women were given voting rights.
1937: Henry Ford introduced the 32 hours working a week concept.
1959: Formation of Singapore’s first government.
1968: US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and Kennedy died the next day.
1974: Smallpox epidemic in the country.
1980: Manipur University was established.
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.
1989: Missile `Trishul’ tested successfully.
1994: India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China
1995: A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
1995: Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
1997: Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB’s first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
1998: Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
Birthday / Anniversary
1723: Adam Smith, a British economist, philosopher, and author.
1879: Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union
1881: Govindrao Tembe, a harmonium player, stage actor, and music composer.
1883: John Maynard Keynes, a British economist.
1908: Ravi Narayana Reddy, a founding member of the Communist Party of India.
1950: Harishchandra Birajdar, a wrestler and wrestling coach.
1952: Mukesh Bhatt, an Indian film producer.
1972: Yogi Adityanath, the 22nd and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
1976: Rambha, an Indian film actress.
Death / Death Anniversary
1973: M. S. Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
1996: Kuber Nath Rai, a writer, and scholar of Hindi literature and Sanskrit.
2004: Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.