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See also: 1968 in India, other events of 1969, 1970 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• Indian National Congress splits into two factions. One led by Indira Gandhi and another led by Morarji Desai.

Births

• 7 January - Mandakini, actress.
• 7 November - Nandita Das, actress.
• 11 December - Viswanathan Anand, chess grandmaster and current World Chess Champion.

Full date unknown

• Soumya Bhattacharya, journalist and author.

Deaths

• 31 January - Meher Baba, mystic and spiritual master (b.1894).
• 23 February - Madhubala, actress (b.1933).
• 3 May - Zakir Hussain, politician and third President of India (b.1897).
• 28 July - Annabhau Sathe, social reformer and writer (b.1920).

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