| 1628 | Shah Jahan was declared Emperor of Agra. |
| 1881 | The first issue of the daily newspaper 'Kesari' appeared in the editing of Lokmanya Tilak. |
| 1938 | Birju Maharaj, the famous Kathak artist of the country, was born. |
| 1974 | Physicist Satendra Nath Bose, who discovered God Particle, died. |
| 2004 | Launched the world-changing social networking site Facebook. |
| 1909 | The batsman and Indian umpire was born in Vidarbha. |
| 1974 | The famous mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose died. |