| 1994 | India submitted its formal claim for permanent membership of the Security Council. |
| 1978 | The first test tube baby was born in the Indian state of Calcutta (now Kolkata) and the second in the world. |
| 1984 | India's longest distance train Himsagar Express was diverted from Kanyakumari to Jammu Tawi. |
| 2010 | The 19th Commonwealth Games began in Delhi, India. |
| 1831 | Britain was captured by Mysore (now Mysuru). |
| 1880 | The first Marathi music drama 'Sangeet Shakuntal' was staged in Pune. |
| 2008 | Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata announced the move of the Nano car project from Singur elsewhere. |
| 1949 | Indian film director J.K. P. Dutta was born. |
| 1992 | Geet Sethi won the World Professional Billiards Championship. |