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Historical Event on 6/5/1974
Smallpox epidemic in the country.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1998 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998. |
| 8/5/1975 | The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament. |
| 4/26/1952 | India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries. |
| 11/16/1991 | Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died |
| 9/12/1990 | Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State. |
| 4/17/1977 | Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party. |
| 3/1/1968 | Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur. |
| 12/25/1771 | Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial. |
| 1/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
| 9/20/1998 | A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary. |
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