1603: Death of Elizabeth Ist
1946: The British Cabinet Mission under the leadership of Lord Pethick Lawrence reached India.
1882: Dr. Robert Koch discovered the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
1972: Britain announced that it would rule Northern Ireland from its center in Westminster.
1977: Morarji Desai became the fourth Prime Minister of India and for the first time he formed a non-Congress government in the country.
2008: The first general election for the Bhutan National Assembly was held.
1989: Testing of 'Delta Star' satellite.