1917 in India: Difference between revisions

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1917 in India.

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Emperor of India – George V
Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

Events[edit | edit source]

The Indian National Congress demands self-government for India.^[1]
20 August – The secretary of state for India makes the announcement that British policy in India calls for the gradual development of self-governing institutions and the progressive realization of responsible government.
Champaran Satyagraha of 1917

Births[edit | edit source]

17 January – M. G. Ramachandran, Actor, Politician, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 1987).
11 February – T. Nagi Reddy, communist politician (died 1976).
11 July 1917 – Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (died 1990).
3 September 1917 – G. V. Iyer, film director (died 2003).
19 November – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, assassinated (died 1984).^[2]
29 December – Ramanand Sagar, film director (died 2005).

Deaths[edit | edit source]

30 June – Dadabhai Naoroji, founder, Indian National Congress and part of the Early Nationalists.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Dent, J.M. (1971). Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6 ed.). p. 262.
↑ "Indira Gandhi". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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