| 1936 | Birth of eminent mathematician Shakuntala Devi. |
| 1970 | Famous Kathak dancer Pandit Shambhu Maharaj passed away. |
| 1822 | Formal launch of water supply scheme in Delhi. |
| 1947 | Major Somnath Sharma of Budgaon, Kashmir received the first Paramveer Chakra. However, he was given this honor posthumously. |
| 1954 | The Institute of Himalayan Mountaineering was established in Darjeeling. |
| 1984 | OB Aggarwal became world champion of amateur snooker. |
| 1997 | In Siachen base camp, the army off-signal gave the highest STD in the world. Booth set up. |
| 1845 | The famous revolutionary of India, Vasudev Balwant Phadke was born. |