1936 in India

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Events in the year 1936 in India.

Incumbents[]

  • Emperor of India – George V (until 20 January), Edward VIII (until 11 December), George VI
  • Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon
  • Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (from 18 April)

Events[]

  • 3 March – Legislative Assembly passed a motion to terminate the Ottawa trade agreement.[1]
  • 15–18 October – Religious riots in Bombay.[2]
  • 28 December – Indian National Congress rejected new constitution.[3]

Undated[]

  • Temple Entry Proclamation issued.

Births[]

  • 8 January – Jyotindra Nath Dixit, diplomat and politician (died 2005).
  • 12 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, politician and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. (died 2016)
  • 1 April
    • Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam (died 2020)
    • Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear scientist born in Bhopal (died 2021)
  • 15 July – Prabhash Joshi, writer, editor and political analyst. (died 2009)
  • 3 August – Bannanje Govindacharya, Sanskrit scholar (died 2020)
  • 9 August – Satish Kumar, peace activist and editor.
  • 13 August – Vyjayanthimala, award-winning actress and classical dancer.
  • 8 September – Indu Jain, media executive and philanthropist (died 2021)
  • November – , author.
  • 25 December – Ismail Merchant, film producer (died 2005).

Full date unknown[]

  • Anand, writer.

Deaths[]

  • 13 August – Bhikaiji Cama, independence campaigner (born 1861).
  • 19 September – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian classical musician (born 1860).
  • 8 October – Munshi Premchand, writer in Hindi-Urdu literature and Indian Freedom fighter (born 31 July 1880).

References[]

  1. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  2. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  3. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263


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