1926 | A major terror came to an end in Garhwal settled in the lap of the Himalayas. The terror was that of a cannibal leopard, which was made cannibalistic by novice hunters. |
1739 | Afghanistan was once a part of India, but the Mughal Emperor Mohammad Shah signed an agreement with Nadir Shah of Iran which separated it from the Indian Empire. |
1957 | Janta Insurance Policy started in Bombay (now Mumbai). |
1999 | ISRO successfully orbited three satellites from India, Germany and South Korea. |
1999 | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid set a world record of 318 runs in a one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka. |
2014 | Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India. |