1899 in India
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See also: | List of years in India Timeline of Indian history |
Events in the year 1899 in India.
Incumbents
- Empress of India — Queen Victoria
- Viceroy of India - Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
- Viceroy of India - George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (from 6 January)
Events
Indian Stamp Act of 1899.
Births
- 15 February — Mani Madhava Chakyar, master Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist (died 1990).
- 10 October — Baldev Upadhyaya, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic (died 1999).
Full date unknown
Deaths