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Historical Event on 6/5/1998

Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1869Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India.
10/4/1977Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
8/10/1993Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
12/30/1964500 people seized by Chinese spies.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
5/1/1977Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
9/20/1942Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.