The events in India during 1970
Incumbents
Union Government President of India – V. V. Giri Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi Vice President of India – Gopal Swarup Pathak Chief Justice of India – Mohammad Hidayatullah (until 16 December), Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah (starting 17 December)
States: Governors Andhra Pradesh – Khandubhai Kasanji Desai Assam – Braj Kumar Nehru Bihar – Nityanand Kanungo Gujarat – Shriman Narayan Haryana – Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Jammu and Kashmir – Bhagwan Sahay Karnataka – Gopal Swarup Pathak Kerala – V. Viswanathan Madhya Pradesh – K. Chengalaraya Reddy Maharashtra – P V Cherian Meghalaya – Braj Kumar Nehru Nagaland – B.K. Nehru Odisha – Shaukatullah Shah Ansari Punjab – Dadappa Chintappa Pavate Rajasthan – Sardar Hukam Singh Tamil Nadu – Sardar Ujjal Singh Uttar Pradesh – Bezawada Gopala Reddy West Bengal – Shanti Swaroop Dhavan
Events National income - 468,169 million 21 January - A state transport bus was torched by Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers at Chavassery, Kannur district killing four passengers. 4 March – New Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation formed in the state of Maharashtra. 17 March - Sainbari political killings by Communists in West Bengal. 2 September - President of India V. V. Giri opens Vivekananda Rock Memorial. 7 September – Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is established under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969. 17 September - 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election in which Communist Party of India and Indian National Congress contested as a United Front against a Communist Party of India (Marxist) led coalition were held. 31 October - Mangalore Mail crashes into a stationary Cochin Mail at 8:10 p.m. (IST) at the Perambur station, Chennai, killing 16 and injuring 108. Bajaj Auto rolls out its 100,000th vehicle.
Births
January to June 29 January – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, politician and Olympic medalist 21 February – Karunas, comedian-actor. 21 March – Shobana, actress and dancer. 16 April – Mukesh Kumar, field hockey player. 26 April Saranya Ponvannan, actress. 18 May Rekha Josephine, actress. 1 June R. Madhavan, actor. 18 June Arvind Swamy, actor. 19 June – Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician, leader of the Indian National Congress and current Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
July to December 9 July – Neil Nongkynrih, pianist and conductor (d. 2022) 19 July – P. Amudha, IAS officer 21 July – Siddhartha Mukherjee, biologist 22 July – Devendra Fadnavis, Politician, 18th chief minister of Maharashtra. 6 August – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian American writer -director. 16 August Saif Ali Khan, actor. Manisha Koirala, actress.
15 September Ramya Krishnan, actress. 29 September Khushbu Sundar, actress and politician. 10 October – Ali, actor. 17 October – Anil Kumble, cricketer. 17 October – Aadukalam Naren, actor. 23 November – Sajid Khan, film director 27 November – Thirumal Valavan, field hockey player. 12 December – Cheran, director and actor. 20 December – Sohail Khan, actor, producer and director. 25 December – Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Indian military officer. (d. 1999) 28 December – Sajid Khan, actor.
Deaths
24 June – Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur, last ruling Maharaja of Jaipur (b. 1911). 24 July – Peter de Noronha, businessman, philanthropist and civil servant (b. 1897). 21 November – C. V. Raman, physicist, awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics (b. 1888).
See also Bollywood films of 1970
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