1879 in India
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Events in the year 1879 in India.
Incumbents
- Empress of India – Queen Victoria
- Viceroy of India – Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
Events
- National income - ₹4,083 million
- The Bombay Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd., a textile company, established[1]
Law
- Elephants' Preservation Act
- Legal Practitioners Act
- Registration Of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Army) Act (British statute)
- Indian Guaranteed Railways Act (British statute)
- East Indian Railway (Redemption of Annuities) Act (British statute)
- East India Loan Act (British statute)
Births
- K. N. Sivaraja Pillai (1879–1941) Indian historian, dravidologist and professor (d. 1941).
- Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) Indian political activist and poet
- Periyar E.V. Ramasamy (1879-1973) Indian social activist and politician
References
- ^ "Bombay Dyeing". bombaydyeing.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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