1967 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a fighter, fierce thinker and socialist politician of India's freedom struggle died. |
1968 | Equatorial Guinea, a country located in Central Africa, gained independence from Spain and this day was declared the national day of this country. |
2008 | Sister Alphonsa of Kerala became the first female saint of India. |
1888 | First revolutionary and later Gandhiji's follower Perrin Ben was born. |