

| 1988 | Bollywood's legendary actor, director, producer and showman Raj Kapoor died on this day. |
| 2014 | Telangana officially became the 29th state of India. |
| 1908 | Sir Aurobindo was arrested in the Maniktola bombings. |
| 1956 | Mani Ratnam was born in Tamil and Hindi cinema's finest filmmakers. Very few people know that his full name is Gopal Ratnam Subramaniam. |
| 1756 | British stronghold Fort William in Bengal was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah |
| 1900 | The demise of Shri Ram Sharma Acharya, a freedom fighter, social reformer and leader. |