

| 1857 | Indian Rebellion of 1857: Second massacre took place in Kanpur. |
| 1926 | The first motorbus service started in Bombay (now Mumbai). |
| 1926 | Buses were introduced for the first time in the Indian city of Mumbai. |
| 1955 | First President Dr. Rajendra Prasad announced the award of the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to the then Prime Minister of the country, Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 1984 | After the unrest of the Sikh community in Punjab, Punjab was declared a terrorism affected area. |
| 1903 | Kamaraj, the veteran politician and reformist leader, was born. |
| 1937 | Well-known Hindi journalist Prabhash Joshi was born. |
| 1909 | Durgabai Deshmukh, the first female leader of Andhra Pradesh, was born. |
| 1912 | Mohammed Osman, a high officer of the Indian Army, was born. He was martyred in the First War of India and Pakistan (1947–48). |
| 2004 | Indian medical scientist and family planning expert Bano Jahangir Koyaji passed away. |
| 2011 | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched GSAT-12A from Sriharikota through PSLV C-17. |