1935 in India

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Events in the year 1935 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon

Events

• 31 May – The 7.7 M_w  Quetta earthquake shook British India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 30,000–60,000.
• 2 August – Government of India Bill, 1935, became law; it provided for development of a popular constitution.

Births

• 2 January – Syed Jahangir, Bangladeshi painter (died 2018)
• 19 January – Soumitra Chatterjee, actor. (died 2020)
• 24 January – Shivabalayogi, Indian yogi (died 1994)
• 17 March – Muhammad Ashiq, Pakistani cyclist (died 2018)
• 3 May – Sujatha, author, short story writer and playwright (died 2008).
• 7 June
  • Thomas Kailath, Indian-American engineer, author, and educator
  • Shyama, actress (died 2017)
• 21 June – Pratap Chauhan, cricketer
• 25 June – Udey Chand, wrestler and wrestling coach
• 2 July
  • Guruvayur Dorai, percussionist
  • Amar Singh Sokhi, cyclist
• 10 July – P. K. Gurudasan, politician
• 18 July – Jayendra Saraswathi, Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
• 1 August – Mohinder Pratap Chand, writer and poet. (died 2020)
• 23 September – Prem Chopra, actor.
• 30 September – Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, poet and literary critic (died 2020)
• 24 November – Salim Khan, actor and scriptwriter.
• 8 December – Dharmendra, actor.
• 11 December – Pranab Mukherjee, politician and Minister. (died 2020)

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• Khalish Dehlavi, poet.