Births

• 23 January — Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the leaders of the Indian independence movement
  Indian independence movement
  The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
  
   (d.1945
  1945 in India
  Events in the year 1945 in India.-Events:*18 August - Subhas Chandra Bose, one of Indian Freedom movement leaders, allegedly dies in a plane crash in Taiwan.*20 September - Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru demand that British troops leave India....
  
  ).
• 8 February — Zakir Hussain
  Zakir Hussain (politician)
  Dr. Zakir Hussain , was the third President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India....
  
  , politician and third President of India
  President of India
  The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
  
   (d.1969
  1969 in India
  Events in the year 1969 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Zakir Hussain until May 3, V. V. Giri until July 20 , Mohammad Hidayatullah until August 24 , V. V...
  
  ).
• 19 April — Peter de Noronha
  Peter de Noronha
  Chevalier Peter Bertram Cypriano Castellino de Noronha KSG, CE was a well known businessman, philanthropist and civil servant of Kanpur, India...
  
  , businessman, philanthropist
  Philanthropist
  A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
  
   and civil servant (d.1970
  1970 in India
  Events in the year 1970 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – V. V. Giri* Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi-Events:...
  
  ).
• 3 May — V. K. Krishna Menon, nationalist and politician (d.1974
  1974 in India
  -Incumbents:* President of India – V. V. Giri until August 24, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed* Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi-Events:*January to May smallpox epidemic...
  
  ).