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<div>{{short description|India-related events during the year of 1928}}<br />
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{{Year in India|1928}}<br />
Events in the year '''1928 in India'''.<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
* [[Emperor of India]] – [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]]<br />
* Viceroy of India – [[E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|The Lord Irwin]]<br />
* British officer John Saunders Murder 17 dec.<br />
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==Events==<br />
*February – the Simon Commission lands in India<ref>''Everyman's Dictionary of Dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263</ref><br />
* May – India wins Hockey Gold Medal at the Amsterdam Olympics – Games of the IXth Olympiad.<br />
* December – [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] is formed.<br />
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==Births==<br />
*1 January – [[Khan Mohammad]], Pakistani cricketer (d. 2009)<br />
*5 January – [[Girish Chandra Saxena]], politician (d. 2017)<br />
*6 January – [[Vijay Tendulkar]], playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist and social commentator (died 2008).<br />
*10 April – [[Ashok Mitra]], economist and politician (d. [[2018 in India|2018]])<br />
*1 July – [[Ram Naresh Yadav]], politician (d. [[2016 in India|2016]])<br />
*12 July - Some Indian Cyclist<br />
*15 July – [[Viramachaneni Vimla Devi]], Indian parliamentarian (d. [[1967 in India|1967]])<br />
*19 July – [[Lal Chand (athlete)|Lal Chand]], long-distance runner<br />
*5 August – [[Dinesh Chandra Joarder]], Indian politician (d. [[2018 in India|2018]])<br />
*28 August – [[Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon]], physicist and policymaker. (died 2016)<br />
*12 September – [[M. V. Rajasekharan]], politician and Minister. (died 2020)<br />
*27 October – [[Datta Gaekwad]], cricketer<br />
*28 November – [[Bano Qudsia]], Pakistani writer (d. [[2017 in Pakistan|2017]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/168287-Famous-writer-Bano-Qudsia-turns-88 |title=Famous writer Bano Qudsia turns 88 |work=The News |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref><br />
*20 December – [[Motilal Vora]], politician, [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] (d. [[2020 in India|2020]])<br />
*31 December – [[Kongara Jaggayya]], actor (died 2004).<br />
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===Full date unknown===<br />
*[[J. V. Somayajulu]], actor (died 2004).<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*1 July – [[Nanda Kishore Bal]], poet (born 1875).<br />
* Sree Narayana Guru attained eternity (born 1956) at Shivagiri Mutt, Varkala, Kollam in Kerala, South India.<br />
* 17 Nov -[[Lala Lajpat Rai]], Indian Punjabi author and politician (born 28 January 1865).<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{India year nav}}<br />
{{Year in Asia|1928}}<br />
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[[Category:1928 in India| ]]<br />
[[Category:1928 by country|India]]<br />
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]]<br />
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