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Historical Event on 5/6/1971

India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
8/10/1904Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther.
6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
7/12/1947Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.
12/1/1989A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim.