1958 in India
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Events in the year 1958 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents[edit]
- President of India – Rajendra Prasad
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vice President of India - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Chief Justice of India – Sudhi Ranjan Das
Governors[edit]
- Andhra Pradesh –
- Assam –
- Bihar –
- Karnataka –
- Kerala –
- Madhya Pradesh –
- Maharashtra –
- Odisha –
- Punjab –
- Rajasthan –
- Uttar Pradesh –
- West Bengal –
Events[edit]
- 18 to 20 May – The 16th Session of Indian Labour Congress was held at New Delhi.
- 11 September – The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is passed by the Parliament.
- 1 October – The Standards of Weights and Measures Act took effect.
Sport[edit]
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh Babu (field hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.
- Milkha Singh (field athletics player) had won the gold medal
Births[edit]
- 5 March – Nassar, actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer
- 3 April – Jaya Prada, actress, politician
- 16 August – R. R. Patil, politician
- 19 September – Lucky Ali, singer, composer and actor
- 23 September – G. Srinivasan, film producer (died 2007)
See also[edit]
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