| 1795 | Queen Ahilyabai Holkar died. |
| 1936 | Famous Indian woman revolutionary Bhikaji Cama died. |
| 1956 | The National Highway Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha. |
| 1951 | Hindustan Trainer 2, the first aircraft manufactured in India, took its first flight. |
| 1784 | Pitt's India Bill introduced in the British Parliament for administrative reforms in India. |
| 2008 | Tata Steel, the world's leading steel company, entered into an agreement with two major companies to jointly build a steel complex in Vietnam. |
| 2008 | India successfully tested the multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) weapon system Pinak. |
| 1936 | The famous Indian cinema actress Vyjayanthi Mala was born on 13 August 1936. |