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- 1 July — Bidhan Chandra RoyBidhan Chandra RoyBidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter...
, second Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of West BengalWest BengalWest Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
(d.19621962 in IndiaEvents in the year 1962 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Rajendra Prasad until May 13, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan* Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru-Events:...
). - 11 December — Subramanya Bharathi, poet, independence fighter and reformer (d.19211921 in IndiaEvents in the year 1921 in India.-Events:*23 December – Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated.*The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, arrives in India. Upon his arrival in Bombay there is widespread agitation...
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Deaths
- 6 January — Bharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu Harishchandra is known as the father of modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. He is considered one of the greatest Hindi writers of modern India. A recognized poet, he was also a trend setter in Hindi prose-writing...
, writer and poet (b.18501850 in India-Births:*9 September - Bharatendu Harishchandra, writer and poet ....
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