Today Importance -5th April
5-April-1581
Mahmud Gawan was appointed prime minister, an office he held until his execution.
5-April-1663
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan in Pune.
5-April-1848
The Satar Empire came to an end.
5-April-1908
Brave freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram was born in Chandwa village of Bhojpur, Bihar. He held several prestigious ministerial posts such as Minister of Communications (1952–56), Minister of Railways (1956–62), Minister of Food and Agriculture (1967–70) and Minister of Defense (1970–74). After 1977, he became Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) during Janata rule. After this he founded the Congress (J).
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Today Importance - 6th April
5-April-1922
Social worker and philosopher Pandit Ramabai passed away.
5-April-1930
Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small coastal village in Gujarat after traveling 385 kilometers with 78 followers to break the recently imposed "Salt Law". This event was known as the 'Dandi March' and started from the Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
5-April-1938
The great Hindi poet, writer and critic Anil Rakesh was born in Nahan (HP).
5-April-1940
Christian Missionary Charles Friar Andrews passed away in Calcutta.
5-April-1944
221 Advance Base Depot sacrificed their lives to repel several waves of Japanese attacks and were able to safely evacuate the ordnance stores to an alternate location.
5-April-1950
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani counterpart Ali Khan today agreed on a "Bill of Rights for Minorities", inspired by recent clashes between Muslims and Hindus in East and West Bengal. The Bill included provisions for "drumhead justice" or summary trials of those found guilty of violating minority rights.
5-April-1957
The first communist ministry in a state was set up in Kerala.
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5-April-1961
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by the Government of India for allopathic medicines.
5-April-1979
India's first naval museum was established in Bombay.
5-April-1984
Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma became India's first astronaut when he flew in the Soviet Union's Soyuz T-11.
5-April-1989
Great Gujarati litterateur Pannalal Patel passed away.
5-April-1990
Ms. Sheila Fleder, an Indian national, is the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
5-April-1990
Lok Sabha passed the Punjab Bill.
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Today Importance - 7th April
5-April-1991
The dissolution of the Kerala Legislative Assembly has cleared the way for elections.
5-April-1993
GV Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Gita' was declared the best film at the National Film Awards.
5-April-1993
The Left and the Democratic Front won a two-thirds majority in the Tripura Assembly elections.
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