| Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India. |
| 5-December-1872 |
| Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 5-December-1898 |
| Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born. |
| 5-December-1905 |
| Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 5-December-1931 |
| Gandhiji leaves England for India. |
| 5-December-1931 |
| Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born. |
| 5-December-1933 |
| Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
| 5-December-1935 |
| Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born. |
| 5-December-1943 |
| The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 5-December-1946 |
| Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away. |
| 5-December-1950 |
| Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India. |
| 5-December-1950 |
| Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away. |
| 5-December-1951 |
| Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter and sculptor, passed away in Calcutta. |
| 5-December-1959 |
| K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
| 5-December-1990 |
| With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 5-December-1991 |
| 56 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP. |
| 5-December-1991 |
| Sarkaria report accepted. |
| 5-December-1991 |
| The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 5-December-1992 |
| Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years. |
| 5-December-1992 |
| V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya. |
| 5-December-1993 |
| Congress and MJD regains Mizoram. |
| 5-December-1993 |
| Congress forms its seventh ministry in Madhya Pradesh. Digvijay Singh elected CM. |
| 5-December-1994 |
| V.P.Singh, former PM, resigns from the Parliament. |
| 5-December-1998 |
| Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications. |
| 5-December-1999 |
| India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World. |
| 5-December-1999 |
| The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case. |
| 5-December-2000 |
| Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal' |