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See also: 1919 in India, other events of 1920, 1921 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College, founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in Aligarh in 1875, becomes Aligarh Muslim University.

Births

January to June

• 16 February - I. S. Johar, actor, writer, producer and director (d.1984).
• 7 April - Ravi Shankar, sitar player and composer.
• 1 May - Manna Dey, playback singer.

July to December

• 14 July - Shankarrao Chavan, politician and twice Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d.2004).
• 1 August - Annabhau Sathe, social reformer and writer (d.1969).
• 19 October - Pandurang Shastri Athavale, philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer, who founded the Swadhyay Movement (d.2003).
• 27 October - K. R. Narayanan, politician and 10th President of India (d.2005).
• 17 November - Gemini Ganesan, actor (d.2005).

Full date unknown

• Bharat Bhushan, actor (d.1992).

Deaths

• 26 April - Srinivasa Ramanujan, mathematician (b.1887).
• 1 August - Bal Gangadhar Tilak, nationalist, social reformer and independence fighter (b.1856).