| 1908 | One of the famous poets of Hindi, Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was born on 23 September 1908 in a place called Simaria. |
| 1967 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reformed the monetary system. |
| 1952 | The revised standard version of the Bible was published and released to the public. |
| 1993 | In Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, more than 10 thousand people died due to earthquake and millions were rendered homeless. |
| 2003 | The famous Indian chess player Vishwanathan Anand won the World Rapid Chess Championship. |
| 2010 | The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ruled in the disputed Babri Masjid case, dividing the land into three parts and giving one part each to Ramlala, Nirmohi Akhara and Waqf Board. |
| 1687 | Aurangzeb captured the Golconda fort in Hyderabad. |
| 2007 | Renowned playback singer Manna Dey was selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2009. |
| 1837 | Pandit Shraddharam Sharma, a famous Hindi and Punjabi litterateur and freedom fighter was born. |
| 1943 | Freedom fighter, journalist Ramanand Chatterjee died. |