| 1908 | The revolutionary Rajguru was born. |
| 1600 | The first ship of the East India Company, Hector, reached the coast of Surat. |
| 1690 | Calcutta city was established. |
| 1969 | VV Giri became the fourth President of India. |
| 1974 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became the fifth President of India. |
| 1999 | Pakistan refused to consider the 8 prisoners of war captured by India during the Kargil operation as a prisoner of war. |
| 1910 | ITC Limited bought the third largest tobacco company in Kolkata, India. |
| 1925 | Social reformer Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar died. |
| 1971 | India beat England by four wickets in the Oval Cricket Test match to register their first win on the ground. |