Historical Events
- 1739 Iranian ruler Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne
- 1965 Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 v NZ at Delhi
Election of Interest
1977 Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India
- 2010 56th National Film Awards (India): “Antaheen” wins the Golden Lotus
- 2017 Indian rivers Yamuna and the Ganges declared “living entities” by court in the state of Uttarakhand
- 2020 India hangs four men for 2012 gang rape and murder of woman on a bus in New Delhi, country’s first hanging since 2013
More Indian History
Famous Birthdays
- 1952 Anand Armitraj, India, tennis player (Brother of ViJay)
- 1966 Alka Yagnik, Indian singer
Famous Weddings
- 1963 Sikkim crown prince Paldan Thondup Namgyal marries Hope Cooke
Famous Deaths
- 1351 Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies
- 2008 Shoban Babu, Indian actor (b. 1937)
