1928 in India

none thumb | right | alt=A group photo of the victorious Indian field hockey team after their debut Olympic match against Austria, 1928 | A group photo of the victorious Indian field hockey team after their debut Olympic match against Austria, 1928 April 2025 1928 Events in the year 1928 in India. Incumbents Emperor of India – George V Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin British officer John Saunders Murder 17 dec. Events National income – 33,517 million February – the Simon Commission lands in IndiaEveryman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263 May – India wins Hockey Gold Medal at the Amsterdam Olympics – Games of the IXth Olympiad. 28 – 30 July – Ganapathi Galabhe the first recorded communal clash of Bangalore took place.Nair Janaki When did Bengaluru turn 'Communal'? https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/when-did-bengaluru-turn-communal-879848.html 2024-02-05 Deccan Herald en 28 August – Nehru Report December – Board of Control for Cricket in India is formed. Undated – Kherwadi Social Welfare Association is founded. Births 1 January – Khan Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2009) 5 January – Girish Chandra Saxena, politician (d. 2017) 6 January – Vijay Tendulkar, playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist and social commentator (died 2008). 27 March – Rajagopalan Krishnamurthy, cotton researcher 10 April – Ashok Mitra, economist and politician (d. 2018) 28 June – Chennaveera Kanavi, Kannada poet and author (d. 2022) 1 July – Ram Naresh Yadav, politician (d. 2016) 8 July – Balakh Sher Mazari, Pakistani politician, interim prime minister (d. 2022) 14 July – Bedabrata Barua, politician 15 July – Viramachaneni Vimla Devi, Indian parliamentarian (d. 1967) 19 July – Lal Chand, long-distance runner 24 July – Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician (d. 2020) 5 August – Dinesh Chandra Joarder, Indian politician (d. 2018) 28 August – Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, physicist and policymaker. (died 2016) 12 September – M. V. Rajasekharan, politician and Minister. (died 2020) 1 October – Sivaji Ganesan, actor (died 2001) 12 October – Dilbagh Singh Athwal, geneticist, agriculturist (d. 2017) 27 October – Datta Gaekwad, cricketer (d. 2024) 28 November – Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (d. 2017)https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/168287-Famous-writer-Bano-Qudsia-turns-88 Famous writer Bano Qudsia turns 88 The News 28 November 2016 6 February 2017 20 December – Motilal Vora, politician, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (d. 2020) 22 December – Naresh Kumar, tennis player (d. 2022) 31 December – Jaggayya, actor (died 2004). Full date unknown J. V. Somayajulu, actor (died 2004). Deaths 1 July – Nanda Kishore Bal, poet (born 1875). 20 September - Narayana Guru attained eternity (born 1956) at Shivagiri Mutt, Varkala, Kollam in Kerala, South India. 17 Nov -Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian Punjabi author and politician (born 28 January 1865). References 1928 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India Category:1928 in Asia Category:1920s in India