1878 in India

Events in the year 1878 in India.

1878
in
India

Centuries:
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also:List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents

  • Empress of India – Queen Victoria
  • Viceroy of India – Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

Events

  • National income - ₹3,960 million
  • 20 September – The Hindu, an Indian newspaper, was founded.

Law

  • Vernacular Press Act[1]
  • Indian Treasure Trove Act
  • Sea Customs Act
  • Dentists Act (British statute)
  • Elders' Widows' Fund (India) Act (British statute)
  • Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act (British statute)

Births

  • 21 February – The Mother (Mirra Alfassa), multi-origined spiritual leader and founder of Auroville in India (d. 1973)
  • 27 November – Jatindramohan Bagchi, poet (d. 1948).
  • 10 December – C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician and freedom-fighter. (d. 1972)

References

  1. "Vernacular Press Act". Britannica. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


Deaths

  • 15 June - Shiv Dayal Singh, Founder and first Satguru of Radha Soami faith (born 1818).
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