December5

The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.

V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.

The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case.

Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.

Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.

Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.

Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away.

Gandhiji leaves England for India.

Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.

Sarkaria report accepted.

The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.

Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.

Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.

Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.

Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years.

K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away.

Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.

Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter and sculptor, passed away in Calcutta.

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir.

56 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP.

With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.

V.P.Singh, former PM, resigns from the Parliament.

Congress and MJD regains Mizoram.

Congress forms its seventh ministry in Madhya Pradesh. Digvijay Singh elected CM.

Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.

India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.