Important Events in 1316 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1316: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.

Important Events in 1592 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1592: ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.

Important Events in 1659 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1659: Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.

Important Events in 1671 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1671: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the ‘Salher’ fort from Mughals.

Important Events in 1869 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1869: Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist ‘Galagnath’, was born.

Important Events in 1890 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1890: Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.

Important Events in 1893 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1893: Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He was the renaissance founder of Self Realization Fellowship (1925) in US, author of famed ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ (1946), popular book globalizing India’s spiritual traditions.

Important Events in 1934 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1934: Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.

Important Events in 1941 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1941: Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.

Important Events in 1948 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1948: Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70’s), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.

Important Events in 1952 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1952: U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
• 1952: Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
• 1952: John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.

Important Events in 1953 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1953: Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.

Important Events in 1955 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1955: Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).

Important Events in 1957 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1957: Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.

Important Events in 1968 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1968: Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission’s recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.

Important Events in 1974 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1974: Virendranath Dasgupta, great revolutionary, died.

Important Events in 1982 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1982: C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.

Important Events in 1985 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1985: Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to ‘separatist ideologies.

Important Events in 1988 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1988: India’s first indigenously built ‘Braille’ script released short hand machine for the blind.

Important Events in 1990 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1990: Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.

Important Events in 1992 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1992: Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne’s 1st cricket Test wkt.

Important Events in 1994 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1994: Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
• 1994: Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
• 1994: Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.

Important Events in 1995 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1995: India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
• 1995: Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.
• 1995: PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.

Important Events in 1998 – Indian History on 05 January

• 1998: 60 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.
• 1998: Laloo Yadav, RJD president, and BSP chief Kanshi Ram launch a seven-party “Jan Morcha”.

Important Events in 2000 – Indian History on 05 January

• 2000: Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.