| 1964 | Jawaharlal Nehru, formerly known as the first Prime Minister of independent India and the founder of modern India, died. Let me tell you that he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 11 times. |
| 1962 | Ravi Shastri, the most prolific all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, was born on this day. |
| 2008 | The central government has withdrawn the ban imposed on cement exports. |
| 2016 | Hungapan Dada, a brave soldier of the Indian Army, died. He was posthumously awarded the 'Ashoka Chakra'. |
| 2010 | India successfully test-fired the Dhanush and Prithvi 2 missile equipped with nuclear technology at Balasora district in Chandipur, Odisha. Prithvi 2 missile is an earth-to-earth ballistic missile with a range of 350 km. While Dhanush is the naval version of the Prithvi missile. |