| 1451 | Bahlol Khan Lodi, the founder of the Lodi dynasty, became the ruler of Delhi in 1451. |
| 1938 | The famous poet Mohammad Iqbal, author of Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara…, died in Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 1996 | Sanjay Thapar of the Indian Air Force was landed on the Northern Dhruv by parachute. |
| 1526 | Ibrahim Lodi was killed in the first battle of Panipat in 1526 between Babar and Ibrahim Lodi, the ruler of the Mughal Empire. |
| 1720 | Baji Rao I succeeded Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath in 1720. |
| 2001 | India lodged a strong protest over the brutal killing of Indian soldiers in Bangladesh. |
| 1924 | Birth of India's first shooter Karni Singh in 1924, honored with the 1961 'Arjuna Award'. |