| 1920 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement. |
| 1957 | National Book Trust was established. |
| 1999 | Bengali and English writer Nird.C. Chaudhary died in Britain. |
| 1920 | Mahatma Gandhi returned the Kesar-e-Hind Award given by the British Government in 1920. |
| 1947 | The partition of powers between India and Pakistan in 1947. |
| 1985 | In 1952, the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated Nationalized Airways at Safdarjung. |
| 1953 | All airlines in the country were nationalized on 1953. |
| 1992 | The then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao dedicated the Vizag Steel Plant to the nation in 1992. |
| 2008 | In 2008, the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved India's Special Monitoring Agreement. |
| 1899 | Kamala Nehru, the wife of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was born. |
| 1932 | Famous Hindi film actress Meena Kumari was born. |
| 1916 | Annie Besant, former president of the Indian National Congress, launched the Home Rule League. |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup of Cricket by defeating India. |