1970 in India
Appearance
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The events inIndiaduring 1970
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See also: | List of years in India Timeline of Indian history |
Incumbents
[edit]Union Government
[edit]- President of India–V. V. Giri
- Prime Minister of India–Indira Gandhi
- Vice President of India–Gopal Swarup Pathak
- Chief Justice of India–Mohammad Hidayatullah(until 16 December),Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah(starting 17 December)
States: Governors
[edit]- Andhra Pradesh–Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
- Assam–Braj Kumar Nehru
- Bihar–Nityanand Kanungo
- Gujarat–Shriman Narayan
- Haryana–Birendra Narayan Chakraborty
- Jammu and Kashmir–Bhagwan Sahay
- Karnataka–Gopal Swarup Pathak
- Kerala–V. Viswanathan
- Madhya Pradesh–K. Chengalaraya Reddy
- Maharashtra–P V Cherian
- Meghalaya–Braj Kumar Nehru
- Nagaland–B.K. Nehru
- Odisha–Shaukatullah Shah Ansari
- Punjab–Dadappa Chintappa Pavate
- Rajasthan–Sardar Hukam Singh
- Tamil Nadu–Sardar Ujjal Singh
- Uttar Pradesh–Bezawada Gopala Reddy
- West Bengal–Shanti Swaroop Dhavan
Events
[edit]- National income -₹468,169 million
- 21 January - A state transport bus was torched byCommunist Party of India (Marxist)workers atChavassery,Kannur districtkilling four passengers.
- 4 March – NewPimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporationformed in the state ofMaharashtra.
- 17 March -Sainbari political killingsbyCommunistsinWest Bengal.[1]
- 7 September –Maharashtra Pollution Control Boardis established under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969.
- 17 September -1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly electionin whichCommunist Party of IndiaandIndian National Congresscontested as aUnited Frontagainst aCommunist Party of India (Marxist)led coalition were held.
- 31 October -Mangalore Mailcrashes into a stationary Cochin Mail at 8:10 p.m. (IST) at thePerambur station,Chennai,killing 16 and injuring 108.[2]
- Bajaj Autorolls out its 100,000th vehicle.
Births
[edit]January to June
[edit]- 29 January –Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore,politician andOlympic medalist
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore - 21 February –Karunas,comedian-actor.
- 21 March –Shobana,actress and dancer.
- 16 April –Mukesh Kumar,field hockey player.
- 26 April –Saranya Ponvannan,actress.
- 18 May –Rekha Josephine,actress.
- 1 June –R. Madhavan,actor.
- 18 June –Arvind Swamy,actor.
- 19 June –Rahul Gandhi,Indian politician, leader of theIndian National Congressand current Leader of Opposition inLok Sabha.
Rahul Gandhi
July to December
[edit]- 9 July –Neil Nongkynrih,pianist and conductor (d. 2022)
- 19 July –P. Amudha,IASofficer
- 21 July –Siddhartha Mukherjee,biologist
- 22 July –Devendra Fadnavis,Politician,18th chief minister of Maharashtra.
- 6 August –M. Night Shyamalan,Indian Americanwriter -director.
- 16 August
- Saif Ali Khan,actor.
Saif Ali Khan - Manisha Koirala,actress.
- Saif Ali Khan,actor.
- 15 September –Ramya Krishnan,actress.
- 29 September –Khushbu Sundar,actress and politician.
- 10 October –Ali,actor.
- 17 October –Anil Kumble,cricketer.
Anil Kumble - 17 October –Aadukalam Naren,actor.
- 27 November –Thirumal Valavan,field hockey player.
- 12 December –Cheran,director and actor.
- 20 December –Sohail Khan,actor, producer and director.
- 25 December –Rajesh Singh Adhikari,Indian military officer. (d. 1999)
- 28 December –Sajid Khan,actor.
Deaths
[edit]- 24 June –Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur,last rulingMaharajaofJaipur(b. 1911).
- 24 July –Peter de Noronha,businessman, philanthropist and civil servant (b. 1897).
- 21 November –C. V. Raman,physicist,awarded the 1930Nobel Prize in Physics(b. 1888).
C.V. Raman
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"'Sainbari massacre ignored in history textbooks'".The Times of India.27 November 2021.ISSN0971-8257.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search".news.google.com.Retrieved23 January2022.