Today Importance - 5th October

Today Importance - 5th October

5-October-1676

The East India Company received from the King of England the right to mint Indian currency 'rupees and paisa' in Bombay.

5-October-1805

Governor General Lord Charles Cornwallis died of illness in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.

5-October-1864

The cyclone destroyed much of the city of Kolkata, killing about 50,000 people.

5-October-1868

Assamese novelist Lakshmi Narayan Baruah is born.

5-October-1878

The first Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatra of Sangli in Mumbai.

5-October-1890

Kishorelal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, the great thinker and philosopher of the Gandhian era, was born.

5-October-1907

British MP Keir Hardie said something that incited rebellion in India.

5-October-1932

Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests, 1 century for India), born in Bombay.

5-October-1949

Great social reformer and politician AK Pillai passed away.

5-October-1957

Nehru became the first recipient of the key to the peace city of Hiroshima.

5-October-1989

Dalal Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).

5-October-1989

Former Kerala High Court judge Meerasaheb Fathima Beevi has been nominated as the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.

5-October-1990

Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for six months from November 10, 1990.

5-October-1990

Famous Hindi journalist and playwright Dr. Rajkumar Verma passed away.

5-October-1991

Journalist and founding chairman of Indian Express Newspaper Group Ramnath Goenka has passed away at the age of 87.

5-October-1991

Famous playwright, novelist and editor of daily 'Sandhya' newspaper Vinayakrao Devrukhkar passed away.

5-October-1993

CBI has presented 40 charge sheets in the Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were also included among the accused.

5-October-1993

Get Shetty defeats Mike Russell to retain World Billiards title.

5-October-1997

Dr. Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian woman to become an astronaut.

5-October-1997

Kiran Bedi, India's first female police officer, has been honored with the Joseph Beuys Award for her work in reforming the country's largest prison.

5-October-1997

Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event

5-October-1999

India has decided not to attend the special session of CTBT.

5-October-1999

The government has announced to increase the price of diesel.