| 1927 | The great freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ulla Khan and Roshan Singh were hanged by the British. |
| 1961 | Goa got independence from Portugal's slavery. Indian troops entered the border of Goa under Operation Vijay. |
| 1937 | Uttar Pradesh Automobile Association was established. |
| 1945 | The institute in Mumbai was relocated to the Kenilworth bungalow on Pedder Marg. It was inaugurated by the then Governor of Mumbai, Sir John Colville. |
| 1998 | Amartya Sen was awarded honorary citizenship by Bangladesh, Sheel Kumar (India) as the best player in world disabled skiing held in Denver (USA). |
| 1860 | Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856, died in Britain. |
| 1937 | India's 12th President Pratibha Patil was born in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. |
| 1927 | India's famous freedom fighter Ashfaq Ulla Khan died. |