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Centuries:
18th • 19th •
20th
• 21st
Decades:
1930s • 1940s •
1950s
• 1960s • 1970s
See also:
Other events of 1955
List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history
Events in the year
1955
in the
Republic of India
.
Contents
1
Incumbents
2
Events
3
Births
3.1
Full date unknown
4
Deaths
5
See also
Incumbents
President of India
–
Rajendra Prasad
Prime Minister of India
–
Jawaharlal Nehru
Events
The
Imperial Bank of India
, the oldest (est. 1921) and the largest
commercial bank
of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed into the
State Bank of India
.
Births
2 May -
Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
, field hockey player and coach.
25 August -
Khan Shein Kunwar
, short story writer.
17 October -
Smita Patil
, actress (d.
1986
).
5 November -
Karan Thapar
, television commentator and interviewer.
13 December -
Manohar Parrikar
, politician and
Chief Minister of Goa
.
Full date unknown
Rohini Hattangadi
, actress.
Deaths
1 January -
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
, scientist (b.
1894
).
See also
Bollywood films of 1955
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