| 1774 | The first postal service office was opened in India in 1774. |
| 1867 | Praya Samaj was established in Bombay in 1867. |
| 1921 | The flag of the Indian National Congress was adopted in 1921. |
| 1959 | The Buddhist religious Dalai Lama was granted asylum in India in 1959 after his exile from Tibet. |
| 1964 | The electric tram last ran in Bombay in 1964. |
| 2010 | The law to reserve 25% seats for poor children in every private school recognized in India was enacted in 2010. |
| 1577 | Noor Jahan, the wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, was born. |
| 1725 | One of the heroines of India, Ahilyabai Holkar was born. |
| 1931 | Purn Singh, one of the distinguished essayists of India, died. |
| 1988 | India's famous politician, freedom fighter, journalist, litterateur and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Dwarka Prasad Mishra died in 1988. |
| 1942 | Vinod Mehta, founder and famous journalist of Outlook was born. |