1928 in India

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1928 in India.

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Emperor of India – George V
Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin
British officer John Saunders Murder 17 dec.

Events[edit | edit source]

February – the Simon Commission lands in India^[1]
May – India wins Hockey Gold Medal at the Amsterdam Olympics – Games of the IXth Olympiad.
December – Board of Control for Cricket in India is formed.

Births[edit | edit source]

1 January – Khan Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2009)
5 January – Girish Chandra Saxena, politician (d. 2017)
6 January – Vijay Tendulkar, playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist and social commentator (died 2008).
10 April – Ashok Mitra, economist and politician (d. 2018)
1 July – Ram Naresh Yadav, politician (d. 2016)
12 July - Some Indian Cyclist
15 July – Viramachaneni Vimla Devi, Indian parliamentarian (d. 1967)
19 July – Lal Chand, long-distance runner
5 August – Dinesh Chandra Joarder, Indian politician (d. 2018)
28 August – Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, physicist and policymaker. (died 2016)
12 September – M. V. Rajasekharan, politician and Minister. (died 2020)
1 October – Sivaji Ganesan, actor (died 2001)
27 October – Datta Gaekwad, cricketer
28 November – Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (d. 2017)^[2]
20 December – Motilal Vora, politician, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (d. 2020)
31 December – Jaggayya, actor (died 2004).

Full date unknown[edit | edit source]

J. V. Somayajulu, actor (died 2004).

Deaths[edit | edit source]

1 July – Nanda Kishore Bal, poet (born 1875).
Sree Narayana Guru attained eternity (born 1956) at Shivagiri Mutt, Varkala, Kollam in Kerala, South India.
17 Nov -Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian Punjabi author and politician (born 28 January 1865).

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
↑ "Famous writer Bano Qudsia turns 88". The News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

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[1] Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263

[2] "Famous writer Bano Qudsia turns 88". The News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

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