➢International English Language Day, ➢Spanish Language Day, ➢World Book Day ➢1891: Birth of writer Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry, novelist, and playwright. ➢1938: Birth of playback singer S. Janaki, known as ‘Nightingale of the South.’ ➢ 1992: Death of film director Satyajit Ray, who received an honorary Oscar in 1992. ➢2020: Death of stage actress Usha Ganguly.