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Historical Event on 5/6/1775

Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
4/1/2000Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
5/27/1964Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.