| 1902 | The birth of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of the country popular as the leader of the farmers. This day is celebrated as 'Farmer's Day' in the country. |
| 1921 | Visva-Bharati University was inaugurated. |
| 1926 | Murder of Swami Shraddhanand, a proven freedom fighter, social reformer, pro-Dalit benefactor, supporter of women's education and Arya Samaj campaigner. |
| 1968 | Successful launch of country's first rocket 'Maneka'. |
| 1995 | 360 people died due to fire in a school program in Mandi Dabwali area of Haryana. |
| 2000 | Calcutta, the capital of West Bengal, was officially renamed Kolkata. |
| 2008 | The software company Satyam was banned by the World Bank. |
| 2004 | 9th Prime Minister of India Narasimha Rao died. |