5 June - India on this day26 events
Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.
Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
Muhammad Ismail Sahib, president of the Madras State Muslim League and freedom fighter, was born at Pettai, Tamil Nadu. He was the member of Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha.
Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu.
Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
Ramsing, great freedom fighter and editor of `Navyug Patrika', passed away.
I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.