| 1950 | Mother Teresa founded the Missionary of Charities in Kolkata. Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who held Indian citizenship. |
| 1970 | The first MiG-21 aircraft manufactured in India was inducted into the Indian Air Force. It is a super sonic fighter jet which was built by the Soviet Union. |
| 1910 | Astronomer and Nobel Prize winner Subramanian Chandrasekhar was born. |
| 1920 | Pandurang Shastri Athalve, the founder of the Swadhyay family, was born in Maharashtra. |