| 1897 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested for the first time. |
| 1982 | The first American visit of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in nearly 11 years. |
| 1994 | Shooter Jaspal Rana won the gold medal in the World Shooting Championship. |
| 1839 | Central Reserve Police Force was established. |
| 2015 | The 11th President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam died in Shillong. |
| 1889 | The branch of the Indian National Congress was opened in London in 1889 under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji, William Wedderburn, WS Cann and William Digby in London. |
| 1935 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's wife Mata Ramabai died in 1935. |
| 1891 | Eminent scholar Rajendralal Mitra died in 1891 in matters related to Bharat Vidya. |