1879 in India

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← 1878 1877 1876 1879 in India → 1880 1881 1882
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1879 in India.

Incumbents[]

• Empress of India – Queen Victoria
• Viceroy of India – Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

Events[]

• The Bombay Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd., a textile company, established

Births[]

• K. N. Sivaraja Pillai (1879–1941) Indian historian, dravidologist and professor (d. 1941).
• Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) Indian political activist and poet
• Periyar E.V. Ramasamy (1879-1973) Indian social activist and politician

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