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Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Events
- National income - ₹13,547 million
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa to spearhead the Indian independence movement.
- Calcutta School of Music is established by Phillpe Sandre.
The Home Rule League is founded by Annie Besant (it was formally launched in 1916).
Law
Births
- 6 March – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, religious head (died 2014).
- 11 March – Vijay Hazare, cricketer (died 2004).
- 26 July – Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, yoga teacher (died 2009).
- 15 August – Ismat Chughtai, writer (died 1991).
- 31 August – Mir Ali Ahmed Khan Talpur Prominent political figure and former Federal Minister for defense Government of Pakistan (died 1987 in london)
Full date unknown
- M. F. Husain, artist.
Deaths
- 19 February – Gopala Krishna Gokhale, politician
- 05 November - Pherozeshah Mehta, politician
References
- ↑ "Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ↑ "Banaras Hindu University Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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