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Historical Event on 6/5/1984

Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
1/25/1957Kashmir becomes Indian state.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
3/7/1952Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.