| 1669 | Aurangzeb, the emperor of the Mughal Empire, ordered the demolition of all Hindu schools and temples in 1669. |
| 1965 | A battle broke out between the Indian and Pakistan Army in the Rann of Kutch. |
| 2004 | The Supreme Court of Portugal asked for a re-review of the extradition order of India, the wanted mafia kingpin Abu Salem, in several criminal cases in India. |
| 2011 | IIPM Rabindranath Tagore International Peace Prize was announced to Anna Hazare for anti-corruption campaign in 2011. |
| 1893 | Rahul Sankrityayan was born, he is given the title of Mahapandit. Rahul Sankrityayan is counted among the leading writers of Hindi. His research on Buddhism is considered epoch-making in Hindi literature. |