5 April - India on this day24 events
Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.
Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as "Samta Diwas".
Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.).
221 Advance Base Depots laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks and succeeded in safe evacuation of Ordnance stores to an alternate site.
Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a "Bill of Rights for Minorities". This bill included a provision for "drumhead justice," or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed "Salt Law". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as "Deenabandhu Andrews".
Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.
Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution.
Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
K. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, Andhra Pradesh's CM, defeats TDP's Renuka Chowdhary by 31,611 votes in the Panyam Assembly election.
The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.