1975 in India
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See also: 1974 in India, other events of 1975, 1976 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
[edit] Events
- April 19 - The first Indian satellite, Aryabhatta, goes into Earth's orbit.
- May 26 - Sikkim becomes part of India
- June 26 - A state of emergency is declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during which the press is censored and 100,000 are jailed.
- December 19 - APJ EDUCATION SOCIETY was started.
[edit] Births
- January 31 – Preity Zinta, Indian actress
- May 17 – Dinesh Nayak, field hockey defender
- November 15 – Srinivasan N
- November 19 – Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994
- December 14 – Sukhbir Singh Gill, field hockey midfielder
