

| 1891 | Daily publication of Amrit Bazar Patrika started. |
| 1630 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the first ruler of the Maratha Empire, was born. |
| 1389 | In 1389, Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II of Delhi was assassinated. |
| 1986 | In 1986, the first computerized railway reservation ticket was introduced in India. |