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Historical Event on 6/5/1999
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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1923 | Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born. |
| 3/27/1966 | Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington. |
| 9/27/1833 | Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England. |
| 3/16/1832 | Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 6/2/1908 | Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
| 4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
| 1/23/1915 | Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 1/16/1990 | All Governors asked to resign. |
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