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Historical Event on 6/5/1995

A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
5/17/1957Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
3/18/1924Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra.
11/18/1936V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
3/22/1914M. L. Bhowmik, social reformer and politician, was born Kailashahar, Tripura.
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.