See also: 1918 in India, other events of 1919, 1920 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Unknown dates 2 Births 2.1 January to June 2.2 July to December 2.3 Full date unknown

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• 13 April - At the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in the Punjab, British and Gurkha troops massacre 379 Sikhs.

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• Government of India Act 1919 establishes a dual administration: part Indian and elected, part British and authoritarian.
• The British ram the repressive Rowlatt Act through India's Imperial Legislative Council.

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• 19 January - Dharam Singh, field hockey player (d.2001).
• 7 March - M. N. Nambiar, actor.

[edit] July to December

• 18 July - Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur, last Maharaja of Mysore, philosopher, musicologist, political thinker and philanthropist (d.1974).
• 12 August - Vikram Sarabhai, physicist (d.1971).
• 31 August - Amrita Pritam, poet, novelist and essayist (d.2005).
• 4 December - Inder Kumar Gujral, 13th Prime Minister of India.
• 9 December - E. K. Nayanar, politician and three times Chief Minister of Kerala (d.2004).
• 25 December - Naushad, musician and composer (d.2006).

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• Jamuna Baruah, actress (d.2005).
• Pratap Chandra Chunder, Minister, educationalist and author (d.2008).
• Mahipal, actor (d.2005).