Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born.
Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).
Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).
India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.
India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.
85 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.
Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.