 | This article needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2023) |
| |||||
| Centuries: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decades: | |||||
| See also: |
List of years in India Timeline of Indian history | ||||
Events in the year 1872 in India.
Incumbents
- Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy
- Sir John Strachey, acting Viceroy (9–23 February)
- Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier, acting Viceroy (24 February – 3 May)
- Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, Viceroy (from 3 May)
Events
- National income - ₹3,376 million
- 8 February - Viceroy of India, Lord Mayo killed by a prisoner of Cellular Jail, Sher Ali Afridi. [1]
Law
- Indian Evidence Act
- Indian Contract Act
- Indian Christian Marriage Act
- Naturalisation Act (British statute)
- Civil Marriage Act
Births
- 14 April – Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English (died 1953).
- 15 August – Sri Aurobindo, nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru (died 1950).
- 25 December – Ganganath Jha, scholar of Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy (died 1941).
Deaths
- 8 February – Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy
References
- ^ "The assassination of Lord Mayo: The 'first' jihad? | IJAPS". ijaps.usm.my. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
 | This Indian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |