• Events
In 1793, Lord Cornwallis launched a permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar.
In 1824 the National Gallery was founded in London.
In 1888 English Football League was established.
In 1898 the Criminal Procedure Code of undivided India was introduced.
In 1904, through the New York Illustrated Mirror newspaper, the world's first color photographs were printed in the newspapers.
In 1945, the Arab League was formed in the Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and eight Muslim states.
In 1946, Jordan gained independence.
• The person
In 1374, the birthplace of Ulugh Beg, a memorable scientist of medieval age, was born in 1374.
In 1894, the son of Mastera Surya Sen, the hero of the Chittagong Youth Rebellion.
Percy Brown's death in India's industrial and architectural history in 1955.