| 1763 | After the capture of Murshidabad, the British army defeated Mir Qasim in the Battle of Giriya. |
| 1876 | Pingali Venkaiah, who designed the Indian flag, was born. |
| 1858 | The Government of India Act was passed by the British Government. |
| 1858 | The Government of India transferred the East India Company to the British Crown. |
| 1987 | Vishwanath Anand won the World Junior Chess Championship. |
| 1999 | The Brahmaputra Mail collided face-to-face with the Awadh-Assam Express at Ghasal. Both trains were running on the same track from the opposite direction. |
| 2001 | Pakistan approved Chinese imports from India. |
| 1861 | Famous scientist Prafulla Chandra Rai, who was an Indian, was considered the 'father of chemistry'. |