1847 - William Clayton invented the odometer.
1666- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj reached Agra to meet Aurangzeb under the Treaty of Purandar.
1915- Revolutionary Rasbihari Bose left India aboard the Japanese yacht Sanuki Maru.
1965 - Israel and West Germany exchanged letters to start diplomatic relations.
1993- Renowned Hindi poet Shamsher Bahadur Singh passed away.
2008- More than 87 thousand people died due to an earthquake in Sichuan, China. Three lahks 74,643 people were injured by the earthquake.
1989- Shikha Pandey - an Indian female cricket player was born.