| 1846 | The battle of Sobraon started between the East India Company and the Sikhs. |
| 2013 | 36 people were killed and 39 others were injured in a stampede during the Kumbh Mela ceremony in Allahabad. 1847: Bengali poet writer Navinchandra Sen was born. |
| 1818 | Third and final battle between the British and Marathas was fought at Rampur. |
| 2009 | Famous classical singer Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honor. |