1867 in India
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Events in the year 1867 in India.
Incumbents
- Sir John Lawrence, Governor-General of India, 12 January 1864 â 12 January 1869
- Colonel Henry Errington Longden, Adjutant-General of India, January 1866âMarch 1869
- Lord Napier, Governor of Madras, 1866â1872
- Chhatar Sal Singh II, Maharao of Kota State, 27 March 1866 â 11 June 1889
- Sagramji II Devaji (Sagramji Bhanabhai), Thakur of Gondal State, 1851-14 December 1869
- Bham Pratap Singh, Raja and Maharajah of Bijawar State, 23 November 1847 â 15 September 1899
- Shri Singh, Raja of Chamba State, 1844â1870
- Ranmalsinhji Amarsinhji, Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra State, 9 April 1843 â 16 October 1869
- Madan Pal, Maharaja of Karauli State, 4 March 1854 â 16 August 1869
- Pratap Singh Deo, Maharajah of Patna, 1866â1878
- Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V, Nizam of Hyderabad, 16 May 1857 â 26 February 1869
- Ram Singh I, Raja of Sitamau State, 1802â1867
- Bhawani Singh, Raja of Sitamau State, 1867-28 May 1885
- Khem Savant IV "Bapu Sahib" Bhonsale, Raja Bahadur of Sawantwadi State, 3 October 1812 â 1867
- Phond Savant IV "Bapu Sahib" Bhonsale, Raja Bahadur of Sawantwadi State, 1867-7 March 1869
- William Reierson Arbuthnot, member of the Madras Legislative Council, 1866â1870
Events
- Hindus in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh demanded that Hindi be made an official language in place of Urdu.
- Urdu/Hindi Controversy.[1]
- The central government switches from a MayâApril fiscal year to an AprilâMarch one to align with that of the British government.[2]
- British Indian soldiers participate in the British Expedition to Abyssinia from 1867 to 1868
- Jesuits destroy the ruins of the Chudamani Vihara
- British soldiers mounted the Andaman Islands Expedition, landing on Little Andaman on 21 March
- Prarthana Samaj, a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, was founded
- Administration of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 was passed
- Dadabhai Naoroji established the East India Association, one of the predecessor organisations of the Indian National Congress
- Henry Miers Elliot's The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians is published in London from 1867 to 1877
- Ohel David Synagogue was constructed in Pune by David Sassoon
- Sassoon Hospital was built in Pune by David Sassoon
- St. Vincent's High School was established in Pune
- Sribati G.K. High School was established
- Balmer Lawrie manufacturing company was founded in Calcutta
- Madras Boat Club, one of the oldest rowing centres in India, was founded
- Balaghat district was constituted
- Buldhana district was constituted
- Ellichpur District was constituted
- Daulatpur Mohsin High School was founded
- Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Allahabad-Jubbulpore branch line was opened in June
- Jogeshwari railway station was opened
- Mahalaxmi railway station was opened
- BB&CI, the first suburban railway, opened
Law
- Murderous Outrages Regulation
- Public Gambling Act of 1867 is passed, prohibiting the running or being in charge of a public gaming house
- Press & Registration Of Books Act
- Portuguese Civil Code
- Oriental Gas Company Act
Births
- Bruce McRae, American stage and early silent film actor, on 15 January
- Champat Rai Jain, founder of the Jain mission in London, is born on 6 August in Delhi
- Harry Bard, secretary of the Pan American Society of the United States, on 27 August[3]
- M. V. Dhurandhar, painter and postcard artist, born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra[4][5]
- Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker, Chief Treasurer of the Princely State of Limbdi under Jhala Rajput rule, born in Wadhwan, Gujarat
- Edward Vere Levinge, administrator in the Indian Civil Service who rose to serve as acting Lieutenant-Governor of the British Raj, born on 24 May in Cuttack
- Sankaradas Swamigal, Tamil writer, actor, playwright, songwriter and drama producer, born in Tuticorin
- Maud Diver, English author who wrote novels, short stories, biographies and journalistic pieces, born on 9 September in Murree
- Jain Spiritual Saint, Philosopher and Poet Shrimad RajchandraJi was Born in Vavania, Gujarat on 09thNovember 1967
Deaths
- Ram Singh I, Raja of Sitamau State, 1867
- Khem Savant IV "Bapu Sahib" Bhonsale, Raja Bahadur of Sawantwadi State