

| 1681 | East India Company announced to become a separate princely state of Bengal. |
| 1889 | India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was born. Children's Day is celebrated on the occasion of his birthday. |
| 2006 | The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan agreed to create an anti-terrorism mechanism in New Delhi. |
| 1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) was inaugurated. |
| 1958 | Children's Day was officially announced on the occasion of the birthday of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 2009 | 15 coaches of the Mandore Superfast Express derailed near the Banskho gate in Jaipur, killing 6 passengers. |