| 1232 | Iltutmish, the ruler of the Ghulam dynasty, captured Gwalior. |
| 1996 | Kofi Annan was elected Secretary General of the United Nations. |
| 2001 | The Indian Parliament was attacked by terrorists. |
| 1921 | The Banaras Hindu University was inaugurated by the 'Prince of Wales'. |
| 1955 | India and the Soviet Union accepted the Panchsheel agreement. |
| 1961 | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi started his Test match career against England in Delhi. |
| 1998 | Mahatma Ramchandra Veer was awarded the "Bhai Hanuman Prasad Poddar Rashtra Seva" award from the Bada Bazaar Library in Kolkata. |
| 2008 | For the fifth phase of Jammu and Kashmir, 57% polling was held in 11 assembly constituencies. |
| 2012 | In the final match of the blind Twenty20 World Cup, the Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan by 30 runs to take the title of world winner. |
| 1955 | The present Defense Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar was born. |
| 2000 | Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Vijay Samuel Hazare became the first person to receive the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement Award'. |