History Of 5 December | On This Day In World

In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 5 December are as follows: -

➧ 1898: The famous Urdu poet of India and Pakistan, Josh Malihabadi was born.

➧ 1941: Amrita Shergill, the famous Indian female painter, died in Lahore. Many of his artworks were appreciated worldwide.

➧ 1941: American aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers depart Pearl Harbor.

➧ 1944: German soldiers steal all silver coins in Utrecht.

➧ 1950: Freedom fighter, poet, philosopher Arvind (Aurobindo) Ghosh died.

➧ 1950: Sikkim became a protected area of ​​India.

➧ 1955: STD service to deliver long distance telephone calls to every home came into existence.

➧ 1969: In shooting, Anjali Bhagwat, the famous shooter who illuminated the name of India in the world, was born.

➧ 1971: India recognizes Bangladesh as a country.

➧ 1998: Russia agrees to deliver 'Krivak class' multi-purpose warship to Indian Navy.

➧ 1999: Yukta Mukhi holds the title of Miss World.

➧ 2001: The four groups agree on the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan under the leadership of Hamid Karzai.

➧ 2005: Britain legalizes homosexuality by enacting a law.

➧ 2013: Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and Bharat Ratna recipient.

➧ 2016: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa passed away.

➧ 2016: Malta becomes the first country in Europe to oppose conversion therapy.

➧ 2017: Russia was banned from the next Winter Olympics in South Korea over state-sponsored doping.

➧ 2018: Albert Einstein's letter of 1954 on the concept of religion sold for $ 2.9 million at Christies in New York.

➧ 2019: WHO said that worldwide measles caused 142,000 deaths in 2018, which is about 20,000 more than in 2017.

➧ 2019: National strike in France: More than 800,000 people in 100 cities protested against proposed pension reform.