- At the stroke of midnight, Jawaharlal Nehru read out his “Tryst with destiny” speech, proclaiming India's independence from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi.
- The last Martha-British war was fought at Chakan Fort, Pune.
- Gandhiji in 1932 started his fast against cast separation at Yerwada jail, pune.
- Jawaharlal Nehru wrote ' Discovery of India' in 1944 when he was imprisoned in Ahmednagar fort.
- Kesset is Israel's Parliament name.
- ‘PaschimBanga' has emerged as the consensus choice of all political parties in the State which sat together in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's chamber in the Legislative Assembly to discuss a new name for West Bengal.
Orissa will hereafter be called 'Odisha' and the Oriya language will be known as 'Odia' with Parliament giving approval to amendment of the Constitution and also passing the related bill.
- 14 July 2011 – The General Assembly today admitted the Republic of South Sudan as the 193rd member of the United Nations, welcoming the newly independent country to the community of nations.
