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* March - Freedom fighter [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s daughter [[Indira Gandhi|Indira]] marries a [[Parsi]] lawyer, [[Feroze Gandhi]] against her father's wishes. |
* March - Freedom fighter [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s daughter [[Indira Gandhi|Indira]] marries a [[Parsi]] lawyer and freedom fighter, [[Feroze Gandhi]] against her father's wishes. |
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*[[8 August]] - [[Quit India]] resolution was passed by the [[Bombay]] session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India. |
*[[8 August]] - [[Quit India]] resolution was passed by the [[Bombay]] session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India. |
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*[[9 August]] - Indian leader, [[Mohandas Gandhi]] is arrested in [[Bombay]] by British forces. |
*[[9 August]] - Indian leader, [[Mohandas Gandhi]] is arrested in [[Bombay]] by British forces. |
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* August - Newly married couple [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Feroze Gandhi]] are arrested for their participation in [[Quit India]] movement. |
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*[[16 October]] - [[Hurricane]] and [[flood]]ing in [[Bombay]] - 40,000 dead. |
*[[16 October]] - [[Hurricane]] and [[flood]]ing in [[Bombay]] - 40,000 dead. |
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Revision as of 11:38, 29 March 2009
See also: 1941 in India, other events of 1942, 1943 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
Events
- March - Freedom fighter Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter Indira marries a Parsi lawyer and freedom fighter, Feroze Gandhi against her father's wishes.
- 8 August - Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India.
- 9 August - Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces.
- August - Newly married couple Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi are arrested for their participation in Quit India movement.
- 16 October - Hurricane and flooding in Bombay - 40,000 dead.
Births
- 14 January - Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, Chief Justice of India.
- 10 February - Madhabi Mukherjee, actress.
- 21 February - Jayshree Gadkar, actress (d.2008).
- 11 March - Amarinder Singh, politician and former Chief Minister of Punjab.
- 2 April - Roshan Seth, actor.
- 19 August - Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath, actor.
- 2 October - Asha Parekh, actress, director and producer.
- 11 October - Amitabh Bachchan, actor.
- 29 December - Rajesh Khanna, actor.
Deaths
- 24 April - Deenanath Mangeshkar, actor, musician and singer (b.1900).