1862 in India
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Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in India Events in the year 1862 in India.
Incumbents
- Charles Canning, Viceroy
- James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy (from 21 March)
Events
- 2 July – Calcutta High Court is established under the High Courts Act, 1861.
- Fort George in Bombay (now Mumbai) is destroyed
Law
- Indian Stock Transfer Act (British statute)
- Habeas Corpus Act (British statute)
- Fine Arts Copyright Act (British statute)
Births
- Binodini Dasi, actress and writer (died 1941).
Deaths
- 7 November – Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor, dies in captivity in Rangoon, Burma[1]
References
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