| 1764 | Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal was defeated by the British. |
| 1896 | India's nationalist, politician, diplomat and former Defense Minister of India V.K. Birth of Krishna Menon |
| 1913 | The first Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra was released. |
| 1919 | The invasion of British India by Amanullah Khan which led to the Anglo-Afghan War. |
| 1930 | Birth of famous woman politician Sumitra Singh of Rajasthan. |
| 1969 | Third President of India Zakir Hussain passed away. |
| 1977 | The birth of the first female mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani to receive the 'Fields Medal', a prestigious world mathematics award. |
| 1981 | Indian cine actress Nargis died. |
| 1989 | Launch of country's first 50 kW solar power plant in Haryana. |
| 2008 | Tata Steel Limited got its first coal mining license in the UK. |
| 1939 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose established the All India Forward Block. |