1929 in India

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Events in the year 1929 in India.

Incumbents[]

  • Emperor of India – George V
  • Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin

Events[]

  • 6 January – Mother Teresa arrives Kolkata to work amongst India's poorest and diseased people
  • 29 December – All India Congress in Lahore demands Indian independence.
    • The radical nationalists, led by Jawaharlal Nehru, push through the National Congress a resolution calling for virtual independence within a year.
  • Bombay Flying Club is founded by JRD Tata.

Births[]

  • 8 January – Saeed Jaffrey, actor (died 2015)
  • 20 March – Muhammad Hamza, Pakistani politician, (died 2021).
  • 24 March – Ataullah Mengal, Pakistani politician, (died 2021).
  • 29 March – Utpal Dutt, actor, director and writer (died 1993).
  • 24 April – Dr. Rajkumar, actor and singer (died 2006).
  • 1 May – S. G. Neginhal, conservationist, (died 2021).
  • 1 June – Nargis, actress (died 1981).
  • 15 June – Suraiya, actress and singer (died 2004).
  • 14 July – V. C. Kulandaiswamy, academic and author (died 2016)
  • 20 July – Hosbet Suresh, judge (died 2020)
  • 25 July – Somnath Chatterjee, politician and Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha (died 2018).
  • 4 August – Kishore Kumar, playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter (died 1987).
  • 6 September – Yash Johar, film producer (died 2004).
    Milkha Singh
  • 28 September – Lata Mangeshkar, "Bharatratna", internationally acclaimed playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer.
  • 29 September – Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Pakistani separatist leader (died 2021)
  • 30 September – Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Pakistani judge and politician (died 2021)
  • 20 November – Milkha Singh, Olympic sprinter (died 2021)

Full date unknown[]

  • Altaf Fatima, novelist.
  • P. Lal, poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher (died 2010).

Deaths[]

  • 20 February - Rattanbai Jinnah, wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan


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