Events in the year 1916 in India.
Incumbents Emperor of India – George V Viceroy of India – Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (from 4 April)
Events National income - 17,087 million Indian National Congress Party hammer out an alliance – the Lucknow Pact – with All-India Muslim League
Law Indian Medical Degrees Act Hindu Disposition of Property Act
Births 13 February – Jagjit Singh Aurora, military commander (died 2005). 21 March – Bismillah Khan, shehnai musician and Bharat Ratna winner (died 2006). 23 March – Harkishan Singh Surjeet, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (died 2008). 8 May – Chinmayananda, spiritual leader (died 1993). 16 September – M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic singer (died 2004). 25 September – Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, RSS (died 1968) 10 October – Samar Sen, Marxist poet (died 1987) 12 December - Maharaj Charan Singh, Fourth Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (died 1 June 1990).
Full date unknown Kanan Devi, actress and singer (died 1992).
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