1931 in India
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See also: 1930 in India, other events of 1931, 1932 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
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[edit] Events
- 25 January - Mohandas Gandhi released again.
- 10 February - New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
- 4 March - British viceroy of India and Mohandas Gandhi negotiate.
- 23 March - Independent India leaders Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are hanged by the British Government.
- 6 November - Indian spiritual leader Meher Baba arrives in America for the first time.
[edit] Births
- 4 January - Nirupa Roy, actress (d.2004).
- 16 May - K. Natwar Singh, politician and Minister.
- 27 May - O. N. V. Kurup, poet.
- 27 August - Sri Chinmoy, spiritual teacher and philosopher (d.2007).
- 16 September - George Sudarshan, physicist, author and professor.
- 15 October - Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India.
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- Satyen Kappu, actor (d.2007).
- Romila Thapar, historian.
[edit] Deaths
- 23 March - Shivaram Rajguru, revolutionary, executed (b.1908).
- 23 March - Bhagat Singh, freedom fighter, executed (b.1907).
- 23 March - Sukhdev Thapar, revolutionary, executed (b.1907).
- 7 July - Dinesh Gupta, freedom fighter and revolutionary, executed (b.1911).
