| 1659 | Aurangzeb, the ruler of the Mughal Empire, officially ascended the throne of Delhi in 1659. |
| 1882 | In Bombay (now Mumbai), about one lakh people died in 1882 due to storms and floods. |
| 2001 | In 2001 the work of investigating the royal family in Nepal was blocked by the resignation of Madhavan, a member of the royal assassination inquiry commission. |
| 2002 | In 2002 Pakistan rejected the proposal of a joint patrol along the Indian border. |
| 2017 | Successful launch of the heaviest rocket "GSLV Mark-3D-1" in 2017. |
| 1972 | Yogi Adityanath, the 21st Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, was born in 1972. |
| 1961 | India's famous tennis coach and former tennis player Ramesh Krishnan was born. |
| 1879 | N., the originator of the 'Trade Union Movement' in India. M. Joshi was born. |