1825 | The world’s first modern railway, the Stockton, and Darlington Railway with the world’s first passenger train opened in England.

1833 | The great Indian social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy passed away.

1905 | Renowned scientist Albert Einstein's paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, which introduced the famous E = mc² theory, was published.

1932 | Famous Bollywood director and producer, also known as the romance king of Indian films, Yash Chopra was born.

1958 | Indian barrister, businessman, and athlete, Mihir Sen became the first Indian to swim across the British Channel.

1996 | The Taliban captured the capital city of Kabul in Afghanistan.

2001 | The only university in the world, which is exclusively for the disabled, The Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, was founded in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh.

2014 | The United Nations Human Rights Council voted in favour of LGBT rights.