5-October-1676

East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay. 5-October-1805

Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. 5-October-1864

Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died. 5-October-1868

Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born. 5-October-1878

First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai. 5-October-1890

Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born. 5-October-1907

British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India. 5-October-1932

Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay. 5

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