Important Days
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Important Events
1965 – Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1884 – Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician (d. 1974)
1895 – Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee (d. 1982)
1911 – Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (d. 2000)
1976 – Murali Kartik, Indian cricketer
Death/ Death Anniversary
1921 – Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (b. 1882)
1964 – Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Indian poet and critic (b. 1917)
1973 – Neem Karoli Baba, Indian philosopher and guru
1987 – Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and educator (b. 1907)
2011 – Anjali Gupta, Indian soldier and pilot (b. 1975)