- 1979 in India
"See also:"
1978 in India , other events of 1979,1980 in India and theTimeline of Indian history .Events
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31 January - The police under direction ofJyoti Basu , Chief Minister ofCPM -led government ofWest Bengal , surrounds and opens fire on unarmed refugee settlement ofMorichjhapi island inSunderbans ,West Bengal . Hundreds killed but government officially accepts 36 deaths.
*1 June -Vizianagaram district is formed inAndhra Pradesh .Births
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7 January -Bipasha Basu , actress and model.
*24 March -Emraan Hashmi , actor.
*31 March -Amey Date , singer.
*12 June -Tottempudi Gopichand , actor.
*11 September -Tulip Joshi , model and actress.
*14 September -Kamya Panjabi , actress.
*4 November -Lazarus Barla , field hockey player.Deaths
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3 December -Dhyan Chand , field hockey player (b.1905).
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