1970 in India

The events inIndiaduring 1970

← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in India → 1971 1972 1973
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents

Union Government

• 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

• 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

• 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.
• 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.
• Bajaj Autorolls out its 100,000th vehicle.

Births

January to June

• 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

• 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.
• 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

• 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

• Bollywood films of 1970