1917 in India

India-related events during the year of 1917

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Events in the year 1917 in India.

Incumbents

Events

  • National income - ₹20,552 million
  • 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.
  • Champaran Satyagraha

Law

  • Inland Vessels Act[2]
  • Post Office Cash Certificates Act[3]
  • Destruction of Records Act[4]

Births

  • 17 January – M. G. Ramachandran, Actor, Politician, Former 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 of India, assassinated (died 1984).[5]
  • 29 December – Ramanand Sagar, film director (died 2005).

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Dent, J.M. (1971). Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6 ed.). p. 262.
  2. ^ "Inland Vessels Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Post Office Cash Certificates Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Destruction of Records Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Indira Gandhi". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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