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Births
- January 12- Maharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...
- 24 August - Sikander BakhtSikander BakhtSikander Bakht was a politician from India. He was one of the Indian statesman and one of tallest leaders of BJP.-Early life:...
, politician (d.20042004 in IndiaEvents in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
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Deaths
- 22 July - Indra Lal RoyIndra Lal RoyIndra Lal Roy , DFC was the first Indian flying ace. He served in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force. He claimed 5 aircraft destroyed , and 5 'down out of control' wins in just over 170 hours flying time.The son of Bengali parents - P. L...
, World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying aceFlying aceA flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
, killed in action (b.18981898 in India-Births:*19 January — Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, writer .*25 November — Debaki Bose, film director, writer and actor .*2 December — Indra Lal Roy, World War I flying ace, killed in action ....
). - 15 October - Sai Baba of ShirdiSai Baba of ShirdiSai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....
, guruGuruA guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
, yogiYogiA Yogi is a practitioner of Yoga. The word is also used to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of South Asian Religions including Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.-Etymology:...
and fakirFakirThe fakir or faqir ; ) Derived from faqr is a Muslim Sufi ascetic in Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms....
(b.18351835 in India-Events:*28 January - Medical College, Bengal is established; later became Medical College Kolkata.*2 February - Madras Medical College is established.-Births:*28 September - Sai Baba of Shirdi, guru, yogi and fakir .-Deaths:...
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