| 1924 | The British arrested Subhash Chandra Bose and sent him to jail for two years. |
| 2005 | Hindi writer Nirmal Verma passed away. |
| 1951 | The first general election began in India. |
| 1964 | The first indigenous tank 'Vijayanta' was built at the Avadi factory. |
| 1995 | The then Prime Minister of India, Narasimha Rao addressed the 50th anniversary session of the United Nations. |
| 1955 | For the first time, a company called Microwave Oven was started by Tappan Oven for domestic use. |