1950 in India

1950 in India

"See also:"
1949 in India,
other events of 1950,
1951 in India and the
Timeline of Indian history.

Events

*25 January - Election Commission is established.
*26 January - The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since.
*26 January - Dr. Rajendra Prasad moves in to Rashtrapati Bhavan as the first President of India.
*15 August - Earthquake and floods in Assam, India: 574 deaths, 5,000,000 believed homeless.

Births

*5 January - Jagathy Sreekumar, comedian-actor.
*17 September - Narendra Modi, politician and Chief Minister of Gujarat.
*18 September - Shabana Azmi, actress and social activist.
*24 September - Mohinder Amarnath, cricketer.
*12 December - Rajinikanth, actor.

Full date unknown

*Tom Alter, actor.

Deaths

*24 June - Darwan Singh Negi, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1914 (b.1881).
*5 December - Sri Aurobindo, nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru (b.1872).
*15 December - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, political and social leader (b.1875).


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