1878 in India

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Centuries:	18th
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1878 in India.

Incumbents

• Empress of India – Queen Victoria
• Viceroy of India – Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

Events

• 20 September – The Hindu, an Indian newspaper, was founded.

Law

• Indian Treasure Trove Act
• Sea Customs Act
• Dentists Act (British statute)
• Elders' Widows' Fund (India) Act (British statute)
• Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act (British statute)

Births

• 21 February – The Mother (Mirra Alfassa), multi-origined spiritual leader and founder of Auroville in India (d. 1973)
• 27 November – Jatindramohan Bagchi, poet (d. 1948).
• 10 December – C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician and freedom-fighter. (d. 1972)

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Deaths

• 15 June - Seth Shiv Dayal Singh Ji Maharaj, Founder and first Satguru of Radha Soami faith (born 1818).