| 1859 | Dorabji Tata, who laid the foundation of Tata Steel, was born. |
| 1972 | Indian professional wrestler and lifter Dalip Singh Rana aka Great Khali was born. |
| 1870 | The working union was established on this day. It was the first trade union of India. |
| 1976 | Major General G. Ali Ram, the first woman general of the Indian Armed Forces, was appointed Director of the Military Nursing Service. |
| 1976 | The great singer Mukesh died. |
| 1999 | Sonali Banerjee became India's first female Marine Engineer. |
| 2008 | Retired Supreme Court Judge A.K. Mathur was made the first chairman of the Armed Forces Tribunal. |
| 2013 | One of the infamous riots in Uttar Pradesh was the rioting in Muzaffarnagar. |