1296 | Mughal ruler Alauddin Khilji took the throne of Delhi.

1931 | Famous Indian actor and director Shammi Kapoor was born.

1951 | The Bhartiya Jana Sangh was established by Syama Prasad Mukherjee.

1959 | 20 Indian troops were attacked by the Chinese in Ladakh. Ten Indian policemen were martyred while seven other troops were imprisoned by the Chinese, but they managed to escape later.

1971 | Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to Pablo Neruda.

1990 | In an iconic event, Brazilian F1 driver Ayrton Senna crashed his McLaren into his rival during the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship.

2012 | Famous Indian filmmaker and the romance king of Bollywood Yash Chopra passed away.

2013 | The Parliament of Canada conferred Honorary Canadian citizenship on Malala Yousafzai.

2017 | The Spanish government suspended Catalonia's autonomy during a deepening political crisis over the region's push for independence.