| 1896 | Famous Urdu poet Firaq Gorakhpuri was born. |
| 1986 | Bhagyashree Sathe became the first woman in India to become a grandmaster in chess. |
| 1999 | Major Sameer Kotwal martyred in an encounter with a faction of militants in Assam. |
| 2018 | Manjit Singh of India won the gold medal in the men's 800 meter race of the Jakarta Asian Games. |
| 2008 | International magazine Forbes included Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati among 100 powerful women in the world. |