1648- The construction of the Red Fort in Delhi was completed.
1952 - The session of the first Parliament of independent India began.
1958- Jordan and Iraq established the Arab Federation.
1962- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan became the second President of the country.
1998- US President Bill Clinton announced tough sanctions against India in protest of the nuclear test.
1995- Chelsea Smith became Miss Universe.
2000- Miss India Lara Dutta won the title of Miss Universe in the competition held in Cyprus.