| 1561 | Bairam Khan, who played an important role in making the Mughal emperor deserving of a throne, was killed. |
| 1963 | The peacock was declared the national bird of India in 1963. |
| 2007 | Indian steel company Tata became the fifth largest company in the world in 2007 after the acquisition of Anglo Dutch steel company Corus. |
| 1923 | Birth of Somnath Sharma, the first Indian martyr to get 'Paramveer Chakra' in 1923. |