| 2008 | Graded explosions occurred in several parts of Assam including Guwahati. More than 66 people died in it. |
| 1945 | India joined the United Nations. |
| 1909 | Famous scientist Homi Jahangir Bhabha was born. |
| 1883 | The great thinker and social reformer Swami Dayanand Saraswati died. |
| 1956 | India's first five-star hotel 'Ashoka' opened. |