

| 1727 | Maharaja Jai Singh II founded the city of Jaipur. The architect of the city was Vidyadhar Chakraborty of Bengal. |
| 1772 | Peshwa Madhavrao I died and his younger brother Narayan Rao succeeded him. |
| 1901 | The famous Indian film director V. Shantaram was born. |
| 1948 | 500 people drowned after the steamer 'Narayani' crashed near Patna, the capital of Bihar. |
| 1972 | The tiger was chosen as the national animal. |
| 1993 | The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit took place in Seattle. |
| 2017 | Manushi Chillar of India won the title of Miss World. |
| 1910 | One of the famous revolutionaries of India, Batukeshwar Dutt was born |