1232 |
Iltutmish, the ruler of the Ghulam dynasty, captured Gwalior. |
1996 |
Kofi Annan was elected Secretary General of the United Nations. |
2001 |
The Indian Parliament was attacked by terrorists. |
1921 |
The Banaras Hindu University was inaugurated by the 'Prince of Wales'. |
1955 |
India and the Soviet Union accepted the Panchsheel agreement. |
1961 |
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi started his Test match career against England in Delhi. |
1998 |
Mahatma Ramchandra Veer was awarded the "Bhai Hanuman Prasad Poddar Rashtra Seva" award from the Bada Bazaar Library in Kolkata. |
2008 |
For the fifth phase of Jammu and Kashmir, 57% polling was held in 11 assembly constituencies. |
2012 |
In the final match of the blind Twenty20 World Cup, the Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan by 30 runs to take the title of world winner. |
1955 |
The present Defense Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar was born. |
2000 |
Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Vijay Samuel Hazare became the first person to receive the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement Award'. |