1944 in India
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Events in the year 1944 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George VI
- Viceroy of India – The Viscount Wavell
Events
- March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur.[1]
- 8 March – Battle of Imphal begins
- 20 March – Battle of Sangshak begins
- 26 March – Battle of Sangshak ends
- 4 April – Battle of Kohima begins
- 14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944)
- 5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released.
- 22 June – Battle of Kohima ends
- 3 July – Battle of Imphal ends
Births
- 11 January – Shibu Soren, politician and Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
- 11 January – Jagdish Tytler, politician.
- 23 February - J. C. Diwakar Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Anantapur.
- 9 April – Ronen Sen, diplomat and ambassador to the United States of America.
- 1 May – Suresh Kalmadi, politician and businessman.
- 1 June - Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, politician and former member of parliament from Nellore.
- 23 August – Saira Banu, actress.
- 1 September – C. M. Gupta, scientist.
- 3 November – Debasis Mitra, mathematician.
- 8 December – Sharmila Tagore, actress.
Deaths
- 22 February – Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (born 1869).
- 9 November – C. N. Lakshmikanthan, Tamil film journalist
References
- Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 507
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