1872 in India
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Events in the year1872 in India.
Incumbents[edit]
- Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo,Viceroy
- SirJohn Strachey,acting Viceroy (9–23 February)
- Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier,acting Viceroy (24 February – 3 May)
- Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook,Viceroy (from 3 May)
Events[edit]
- National income - ₹3,376 million
- 8 February -Viceroy of India,Lord Mayokilled by a prisoner ofCellular Jail,Sher Ali Afridi.[1]
Law[edit]
- Indian Evidence Act
- Indian Contract Act
- Indian Christian Marriage Act
- Naturalisation Act (British statute)
- Civil Marriage Act
Births[edit]
- 14 April –Abdullah Yusuf Ali,Islamic scholarwho translated theQur'anintoEnglish(died1953).
- 15 August –Sri Aurobindo,nationalist, scholar, poet,mystic,evolutionary philosopher,yogiandguru(died1950).
- 25 December –Ganganath Jha,scholar ofSanskrit,Indian philosophyandBuddhist philosophy(died1941).
Deaths[edit]
- 8 February –Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo,Viceroy
References[edit]
- ^"The assassination of Lord Mayo: The 'first' jihad? | IJAPS".ijaps.usm.my.Retrieved30 August2023.