1916 in India
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in India Events in the year 1916 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
- Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (from 4 April)
Events
- National income - Template:INR17,087 million
- Indian National Congress Party hammer out an alliance – the Lucknow Pact – with All-India Muslim League
Law
- Indian Medical Degrees Act
- Hindu Disposition of Property Act[1]
Births
- 13 February – Jagjit Singh Aurora, military commander (died 2005).
- 21 March – Bismillah Khan, shehnai musician and Bharat Ratna winner (died 2006).
- 23 March – Harkishan Singh Surjeet, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (died 2008).
- 8 May – Chinmayananda, spiritual leader (died 1993).
- 16 September – M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic singer (died 2004).
- 25 September – Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, RSS (died 1968)
- 12 December - Maharaj Charan Singh, Fourth Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (died 1 June 1990).
Full date unknown
- Kanan Devi, actress and singer (died 1992).
Deaths
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References
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