

| 1674 | Shivaji signed a friendship contract with the East India Company. |
| 1799 | Ranjit Singh captured Lahore from Bhangi Misl, an important step to establish the Sikh Empire and become Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 1823 | Diana, the first steam ship built in India, was unveiled in Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
| 1966 | Indira Gandhi visited Moscow. |
| 2001 | 'Friendship' bus service between India and Bangladesh Agartala and Dhaka started. |
| 1999 | Film artist Rajendra Kumar died in Mumbai at the age of 71. |
| 2012 | Wrestler and Bollywood artist Dara Singh passed away. |
| 1949 | After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the ban imposed on the RSS was conditionally lifted. |
| 1970 | The severe floods in the Alaknanda River killed 600 people. |