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Historical Event on 6/5/1974

Smallpox epidemic in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
2/23/1969Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away.
12/11/1988Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.