| 1912 | Birth of famous Hindi litterateur Vishnu Prabhakar. |
| 2004 | China supported the India-Pakistan talks. |
| 2009 | India's badminton star player Saina Nehwal won the title of Super Series Badminton Tournament. She is the first Indian woman to do so. |
| 1982 | World Music Day was celebrated. |
| 1862 | Gyanendra Mohan Tagore became the first Indian to receive an advocacy degree from Lincoln's Inn. |
| 1933 | Birth of the famous writer, novelist, playwright, critic and satirist Mudrarakshaas of India. |
| 1948 | C. Rajagopalachari became the Governor General of India. He was the last Governor General of the country. |
| 1991 | PV Narasimha Rao became the ninth Prime Minister of India. |
| 2015 | The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated. At the initiative of India at the United Nations, almost all the countries of the world are involved in this campaign of spreading yoga to stay healthy. |
| 1932 | Villain Amrish Puri, the star of Hindi cinema who ruled the hearts of fans for decades, was born on 22 June. |