Important Days
World Vegan Day
Important Events
1894 – Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
1956 – The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
1973 – The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1940 – Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Indian lawyer and jurist, 35th Chief Justice of India
1945 – Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist, founded Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (d. 2013)
1963 – Nita Ambani, Indian businesswoman
1973 – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Indian model and actress.
1974 – V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer
1987 – Ileana D’Cruz, Indian film actress
Death/ Death Anniversary
2007 – S. Ali Raza, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1922)