| 1517 | After the death of Alexander Lodhi, his son Abraham Lodi became the ruler of Delhi. |
| 1968 | The proposal to change the name of Madras State to Tamil Nadu got approval from the Lok Sabha. |
| 1992 | In Assam, a bomb blast on a bus by Bodo militants killed 27 people. |
| 2008 | Eminent Hindi poet Kunwar Narayan was selected for the Jnanpith Award in the year 2005. |
| 1939 | Birth of Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. |
| 1971 | Pakistan violated the Indian air border and aerial conflict ensued between the two countries. |
| 1830 | Jhalkari Bai, the chief member of Rani Laxmibai's army, who was waging a war of independence against the British, was born. |