1929 in India
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Events in the year 1929 in India.
IncumbentsEdit
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin
EventsEdit
- 6 January – Mother Teresa arrives Kolkata to work amongst India's poorest and diseased people
- 29 December – All India Congress in Lahore demands Indian independence.
- The radical nationalists, led by Jawaharlal Nehru, push through the National Congress a resolution calling for virtual independence within a year.
- Bombay Flying Club is founded by JRD Tata.
BirthsEdit
- 8 January – Saeed Jaffrey, actor (died 2015)
- 20 March – Muhammad Hamza, Pakistani politician, (died 2021).
- 24 March – Ataullah Mengal, Pakistani politician, (died 2021).
- 29 March – Utpal Dutt, actor, director and writer (died 1993).
- 24 April – Dr. Rajkumar, actor and singer (died 2006).
- 1 May – S. G. Neginhal, conservationist, (died 2021).
- 1 June – Nargis, actress (died 1981).
- 15 June – Suraiya, actress and singer (died 2004).
- 14 July – V. C. Kulandaiswamy, academic and author (died 2016)
- 20 July – Hosbet Suresh, judge (died 2020)
- 25 July – Somnath Chatterjee, politician and Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha (died 2018).
- 4 August – Kishore Kumar, playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter (died 1987).
- 6 September – Yash Johar, film producer (died 2004).
- 28 September – Lata Mangeshkar, "Bharatratna", internationally acclaimed playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer.
- 29 September – Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Pakistani separatist leader (died 2021)
- 30 September – Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Pakistani judge and politician (died 2021)
- 20 November – Milkha Singh, Olympic sprinter (died 2021)
Full date unknownEdit
- Altaf Fatima, novelist.
- P. Lal, poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher (died 2010).
DeathsEdit
- 20 February - Rattanbai Jinnah, wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan