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.
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