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Historical Event on 5/6/1775

Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
10/26/1886Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
7/26/1614Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
2/7/2000Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.
8/10/1860Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.