1917 in India
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Events in the year 1917 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India — George V
- Viceroy of India — Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
Events
- The Indian National Congress demands self-government for India.[1]
- 20 August — The secretary of state for India makes the announcement that British policy in India calls for the gradual development of self-governing institutions and the progressive realization of responsible government.
Births
- 17 January — M. G. Ramachandran, actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 1987).
- 11 February — T. Nagi Reddy, communist politician (died 1976).
- 11 July 1917 — Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (died 1990).
- 3 September 1917 — G. V. Iyer, film director (died 2003).
- 19 November — Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, assassinated (died 1984).
- 29 December — Ramanand Sagar, film director (died 2005).
Full date unknown
- Ram Nath Kak, veterinarian and writer (died 1993).
Deaths
- 30 June - Dadabhai Naoroji, founder, Indian National Congress and part of the Early Nationalists.
References
- ↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 262
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