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1862 in India
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1862
Events in the year 1862 in India.
Incumbents
Charles Canning, Viceroy
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy (from 21 March)
Events
2 July – Calcutta High Court is established under the High Courts Act, 1861.
Fort George in Bombay (now Mumbai) is destroyed
Law
Indian Stock Transfer Act (British statute)
Habeas Corpus Act (British statute)
Fine Arts Copyright Act (British statute)
Births
Binodini Dasi, actress and writer (died 1941).
Deaths
7 November – Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor, dies in captivity in Rangoon, BurmaEthirajan Anbarasan 8 November 2017 Remembering the last Mughal emperor https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41884390 2024-02-29 BBC News
References
1862
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Category:Years of the 19th century in India