Historical Events on April 5.

1.  1663, 5th April: Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahista Khan.

2.  1722, 5th April: Yakub Rogin discovered Easter Island.

3.  1930, 5th April: Mahatma Gandhi along with his followers reached Dandi to break the salt law.

4.  1957, 5th April: Communist Party won elections in Kerala for the first time in India and EMS Nambudripad became the Chief Minister of Kerala.

5.  1961, 5th April: The first “Indian Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited Company” sponsored by the Government of India established.

6.  1979, 5th April: The first Indian Naval Museum formally launched in Mumbai.

7.  2008, 5th April: Parvati Omnakuttan became Femina Miss India World.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on April 5.

1.  1827: Sir Joseph Lister, a British surgeon, proved that sterilization heals wounds faster.

2.  1856: Booker T. Washington, a social worker, writer, orator, and educator working for the African-American people.

3.  1908: Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, Union Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister of India.

4.  1920: Rafiq Zakaria, an Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric.

5.  1920: Arthur Hailey, a British-Canadian novelist.

6.  1996: Rashmika Mandanna, an Indian film actress and model.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on April 5.

1.  1922: Pandita Ramabai, a female feminist, women’s rights & education activist, a pioneer in the education and emancipation of women in India, and a social reformer. 

2.  1940: Charles Friari Deenbandhu Andrews, an English missionary, a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, social worker, and advocate of Indian independence.

3.  1993: Divya Bharti, an Indian film actress. 

5-April-1581

Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution.

5-April-1614

Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

5-April-1663

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.

5-April-1848

Satara kingdom came to end.

5-April-1908

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".

5-April-1919

India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.

5-April-1922

Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.

5-April-1930

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.

5-April-1938

Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.).

5-April-1940

Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as "Deenabandhu Andrews".

5-April-1944

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.

5-April-1949

Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.

5-April-1950

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.

5-April-1957

The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.

5-April-1961

Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.

5-April-1979

First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.

5-April-1984

Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.

5-April-1987

The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).

5-April-1989

Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.

5-April-1990

Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.

5-April-1990

Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.

5-April-1991

Kerala Assembly dissolved paving way for elections.

5-April-1993

K. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, Andhra Pradesh's CM, defeats TDP's Renuka Chowdhary by 31,611 votes in the Panyam Assembly election.

5-April-1993

G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.

5-April-1993

The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.