1911 |
Dilip Kumar, one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema, was born. |
1935 |
The current President of the country Pranab Mukherjee was born in Birbhum in West Bengal. |
1969 |
Vishwanath Anand, the emperor of chess, was born. |
2011 |
Pandit Ravi Shankar died. |
1845 |
First Anglo-Sikh War: The Sikh army crossed the Sutlej River in Punjab. |
1858 |
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Yadunath Bose became the first Bachelor of Arts subjects from the University of Calcutta. |
1946 |
Rajendra Prasad was appointed the President of the Constituent Assembly. |
1967 |
In western India, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake killed 170 people. |
1687 |
The East India Company formed a municipal corporation in Madras (India). |