| 1927 | Birthday of Ghazal Emperor Mehdi Hasan. | |
| 1947 | The Indian Independence Act Act received royal approval. | |
| 2012 | Indian films superstar Rajesh Khanna died in his bungalow Blessing. | |
| 1857 | Establishment of Bombay University. | |
| 1955 | Electricity produced from nuclear power was sold commercially for the first time. | |
| 1980 | 'Rohini-1' satellite built entirely in India, placed in the Earth's orbit. | |
| 2010 | Joseph, a professor in Kerala, was attacked by eight people and cut off his hands, accusing them of insulting Islam. | |
| 2002 | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected the 12th President of the country in 2002. | |
| 2003 | Venugopal Reddy became the new Governor of the Reserve Bank in 2003. | |
| 2008 | Indian-origin Salman Rushdie set a record for signing over a thousand books in 57 minutes during a 2008 promotion tour. |