Events in the year 1887 in India.
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Incumbents
edit- Empress of India – Queen Victoria
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Dufferin
Events
edit- National income - ₹4,525 million
- Trinity College London examiners conducted music examinations in Mumbai for the first time.
- India formed the Central Special Branch, now called the Intelligence Bureau (IB). It is India's equivalent to the US's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Intelligence Bureau is said to be the oldest organization of its type.
Law
editBirths
edit- 26 February - Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman (died 1953)
- 22 December – Srinivasa Ramanujan, mathematician (died 1920)
References
edit- ^ "Provincial Small Cause Courts Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Suits Valuation Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
