January5

U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.

60 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.

ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.

Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born.

Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He was the renaissance founder of Self Realization Fellowship (1925) in US, author of famed 'Autobiography of a Yogi' (1946), popular book globalizing India's spiritual traditions.

Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.

Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.

Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).

PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.

Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.

India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.

India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.

Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.

Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.

Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.

Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.

Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.

Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.

Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.

John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.

Virendranath Dasgupta, great revolutionary, died.

C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.

Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.

Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.

Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.

Laloo Yadav, RJD president, and BSP chief Kanshi Ram launch a seven-party "Jan Morcha".