Historical Events
- 1906 The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, later laid down the foundations of Pakistan
- 1943 Subhash Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair
- 1949 India recognizes People’s Republic of China
More Indian History
Famous Birthdays
Rudyard Kipling
1865 Rudyard Kipling, English author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1936)
- 1879 Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)
Famous Deaths
- 2018 Mrinal Sen, Bengali film director (In Search of Famine), dies at 95
