Today Importance - 5th August

Today Importance - 5th August

5-Aug-1604

John Eliot, "Apostle to the Indians," Bible Translator, Baptized.

5-Aug-1905

Social reformer Dr. Raja Sir Mattia Chattier was born.

5-Aug-1905

Birth of famous Hindi poet Subhadrakumari Chauhan.

5-Aug-1907

Politician and trade unionist Kashi Nath Pandey was born in Fursatpur village.

5-Aug-1909

The great poet and educationist Dwijahansa Kalika Prasad Dixit was born in Dedani village in Uttar Pradesh.

5-Aug-1921

Modern Sindhi novelist Mali Govender is born.

5-Aug-1939

In the first case brought under the Prohibition Act, a railway passenger in Bombay was convicted today of possessing a bottle of brandy.

5-Aug-1950

Gopinath Bordelon, the architect, freedom fighter and leader of modern Assam passed away.

5-Aug-1965

Jaya Prakash Narayan was granted the Ramon Magsaysay Grant for Public Help.

5-Aug-1965

MV Sridhar, cricketer (366 runs for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh, 1994), is born.

5-Aug-1969

Banu Krishna Rao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (persistent Indian Test fast bowler 1996-), born in Bangalore.

5-Aug-1975

23 organizations including RSS, Anand Marg, Jamaat-e-Islamic were banned. Parliament approved the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). The Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) has received approval from Parliament.

5-Aug-1978

In Maharashtra, clashes between upper caste Hindus and untouchables left five dead and 70 injured.

5-Aug-1981

Jajuan Ram heads the breakaway Congress (U) and forms a new party, the Congress (J).

5-Aug-1986

Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran dies. The dream of secession may be over for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority. But the violence the nation has endured is also possible. Today, Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran accepted the peace accord signed between India and Sri Lanka last week. Prabhakaran surrendered to the Indian army and his men surrendered their weapons. This agreement is viewed as an agreement by the co-signatories. But it was a crushing defeat for the disillusioned Tamil leader who had been fighting for Tamil victory since childhood. The agreement created an autonomous multi-religious region in Eastern and Uttar Pradesh. The rebels dreamed of a separate state for themselves and ended.

5-Aug-1991

Leela Sheath has taken oath as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. He is an appointed authority of the Delhi High Court.

5-Aug-1992

The Supreme Court appointed a 3-member panel to visit Ajodhya and report on the new structures there.

5-Aug-1992

Quit India movement leader Achyutarao Patwardhan passed away at the age of 86 in Varanasi.

5-Aug-1994

Yakub Abdul Raza Memnon, the prime accused in the 1993 Bombay blasts case, was arrested.

5-Aug-1999

Nisha Millet is the primary Indian swimmer to get the Worldwide Olympic Board's Fortitude Grant, which is granted to competitors with exceptional histories and Olympic potential.

5-Aug-1999

The Global Peace March calls for the disarmament of the entire planet.

5-Aug-2000

Former Indian cricketer Lela Amarnath (88) passed away in New Delhi.