1944 in India

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1944 in India.

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Emperor of India – George VI
Viceroy of India – The Viscount Wavell

Events[edit | edit source]

National income - ₹76,509 million
March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur.^[1]
8 March – 3 July - Battle of Imphal against Operation U-Go.
20-26 March – Battle of Sangshak
4 April – 22 June - Battle of Kohima
14 April - INA hoisted the Indian tricolour for the first time on mainland India at Moirang in Manipur.
14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944)
5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released

Law[edit | edit source]

Public Debt Act
Cocoanut Committee Act
Central Excises and Salt Act

Births[edit | edit source]

11 January
- Shibu Soren, politician and Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
- Jagdish Tytler, politician.
18 February - Gurmeet Bawa, folk singer (died 2021)
23 February - J. C. Diwakar Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Anantapur.
9 April – Ronen Sen, diplomat and ambassador to the United States of America.
1 May – Suresh Kalmadi, politician and businessman.
1 June - Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, politician and former member of parliament from Nellore.
23 August – Saira Banu, actress.
1 September – C. M. Gupta, scientist.
3 November – Debasis Mitra, mathematician.
8 December – Sharmila Tagore, actress.

Deaths[edit | edit source]

22 February – Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (born 1869).
9 November – C. N. Lakshmikanthan, Tamil film journalist

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 507

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[1] Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 507

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