Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
Pearless' investment company was established.
First General Election of India begins.
First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
National Science and Technology Committee established.
Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died.
Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
Fixed term for Lok Sabha, Assemblies is under study, said President K R Narayanan in his address to a joint session of Parliament.
Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, says, "No objection to Bofors discussion".
US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.