1975 in India

"See also:"
1974 in India,
other events of 1975,
1976 in India and the
Timeline of Indian history.

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Events

*19 April - The first Indian satellite, Aryabhatta, goes into Earth's orbit.
*16 May - Sikkim accedes to India after a referendum.
*26 June - A state of emergency is declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during which the press is censored and 100,000 are jailed.
*19 December - APJ Education Society is started.

Births

January to June

*31 January - Preity Zinta, actress.
*8 February - Joe Eshwar, writer, poet and filmmaker.
*17 May - Dinesh Nayak, field hockey player.
*26 May - Abbas, actor.
*4 June - Bhuvaneshwari, actress.

July to December

*6 July - Jeevan, actor.
*5 August - Kajol, actress.
*28 August - Eijaz Khan, actor.
*16 October - Rajeev Khandelwal, actor.
*18 October - Kunal Kapoor, actor.
*19 November - Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994, actress.
*9 December - Priya Gill, actress.
*14 December - Sukhbir Singh Gill, field hockey player.

Deaths

*17 April - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, first Vice President of India and second President of India (b.1888).