Today In History: What Happened On Dec 5

➢ World Soil Day, ➢ International Volunteer Day, ➢ 1970: Formation of Ongole district in AP, ➢ 1896: Birth anniversary of Swami Gnanananda, a nuclear physicist from AP, ➢ 1958: Birthday of Telangana Minister Damodara Rajanarsimha, ➢ 1992: Birthday of Heroine Payal Rajput, ➢ 2013: Death of Former South African President Nelson Mandela, and ➢ 2016: Death of Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa.