- 1911 in India
"See also:"
1910 in India , other events of 1911,1912 in India and theTimeline of Indian history .----
Events
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18 February -Henry Piquet , flying aHumber bi-plane , carried mail fromAllahabad to Naini junction which was the first flight inIndia .
*The capital of India was moved fromCalcutta toDelhi . A decision to build a residence for theViceroy of India in Delhi was taken. "SeeRashtrapati Bhavan "
*12 December - TheDelhi Durbar is held, formally announcing the coronation of King George V, and his assumption of titleEmperor of India .
*27 December - The "Jana Gana Mana ", which would become free India'sNational Anthem , is sung for the first time, at theIndian National Congress annual convention atCalcutta .Births
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31 July -Pannalal Ghosh
*21 August - Sawai Man Singh II,Maharaja ofJaipur
*11 September -Lala Amarnath
*12 October -Vijay Merchant
*13 October -Ashok Kumar , actor (d.2001).
*6 December -Dinesh Gupta Full date unknown
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Narayan Apte , accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (d.1949).Deaths
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31 August - Mahbub Ali Khan,Nizam of Hyderabad
*13 October -Sister Nivedita
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