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1870 in India
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1870
Events in the year 1870 in India.
Incumbents
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy
Events
National income - ₹3,332 million
The first submarine telegraph cable from UK landed in Bombay.
The United Service Institution (USI) was founded
Indian Reform Association was formed on 29 October with Keshab Chandra Sen as president. It represented the secular side of the Brahmo Samaj and included many who did not belong to the Brahmo Samaj. The objective was to put into practice some of the ideas Sen was exposed to during his visit to Great Britain.
Singh Sabha Movement started in Amritsar to revive Sikh faith buy bringing back the converts.
Law
Court-Fees Act
Coinage Act (British statute)
Extradition Act (British statute)
Foreign Enlistment Act (British statute)
Births
30 April 1870 -- Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, known as Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cenema (Died 16 February 1944)2018-04-30 Google doodle marks Dadasaheb Phalke birth anniversary, Amitabh Bachchan pays homage https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/google-doodle-marks-dadasaheb-phalke-birth-anniversary-amitabh-bachchan-pays-homage/story-ZNhVILAzrnJD5PmuBjKbbJ.html 2023-07-12 Hindustan Times en
References
External links
United Service Institution
1870
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Category:Years of the 19th century in India
Category:1870 in Asia
Category:1870s in India