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Historical Event on 6/5/1994

India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
10/11/1996Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
12/14/1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
5/19/1993S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away.
6/9/1998Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.