| 1975 | Death of Hindi poet and ghazalkar Dushyant Kumar. |
| 1971 | Renowned scientist Vikram Sarabhai died in Trivandrum. |
| 1943 | Freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose waved India's independence flag at Port Blair. |
| 1706 | Martin, the founder of Puducherry and the first Governor General of the French colony in India, died. |
| 1803 | Britain's East India Company controlled Delhi, Agra and Bharuch. |
| 1906 | The All India Muslim League was established in Dhaka (now Bangladesh). |