1675
Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
1749
Shahu Chattrapati, the grandson of Shivaji, died.
1803
East India Company captured Orrisa state.
1859
S. Kasturiranga Iyengar, the owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
1976
Baichung Bhutia, the Indian Football player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.
1950
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the ‘Iron Man’ and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
1992
BJP Governments of Sunderlal Patwa (MP), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) dismissed.
