1949 | Mahatma Gandhi's assassins Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were hanged on this day. |
1982 | Acharya Vinayak Narhari Bhave alias Vinoba Bhave died on this day. |
1986 | The country's female tennis player Sania Mirza was born. |
1777 | Confederation article adopted by Continental Congress. |
1830 | Social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy left for England. |
1989 | Former veteran Indian player Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan. He played the last Test on 14 November 2013 against the West Indies. |
2000 | Jharkhand became the 28th state of India. |
1875 | India-born freedom fighter fighter Birsa Munda, a tribal leader, was born. |