Important Days
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Important Events
1910 – Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1820 – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (d. 1891)
1876 – Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)
1923 – Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1932 – Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India
1962 – Chunky Pandey, Indian actor
Death/ Death Anniversary
1977 – Uday Shankar, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1900)
1989 – Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1920)