1863 in India explained

Events in the year 1863 in India.

Incumbents

• James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy (till 20 November)^[1]
• Sir Robert Napier, acting Viceroy (21 November – 2 December)
• Sir William Denison, acting Viceroy (from 2 December)

Events

• 20 November - James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, the Viceroy of India died due to Cardiac arrest on his journey from Simla to Dharamshala.

Dates unknown

• Syed Ahmad Khan set up Victoria School at Ghazipur, precursor to Aligarh Movement

Law

• Religious Endowments Act
• India Stock Certificate Act (British statute)
• Colonial Letters Patent Act (British statute)

Births

• 12 January – Swami Vivekananda, chief disciple of Ramakrishna and founder of Ramakrishna Mission (died 1902).^[2]
• 13 July – Margaret Murray, Anglo-Indian Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist (died 1963 in the United Kingdom)^[3]
• 28 August – Mahatma Ayyankali, was a social reformer who worked for the advancement of those people in the then princely state of Travancore, British India, who were treated as untouchables (died 1941).

Notes and References

1. Book: Office . Great Britain India . The India List and India Office List for ... . 1819 . Harrison and Sons . 116 . en.
2. Book: Paranjape . Makarand R. . Swami Vivekananda: A Contemporary Reader . 2015 . Routledge . 9781317446378 . 45 . en.
3. Book: Ogilvie . Marilyn Bailey . Harvey . Joy Dorothy . Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie . Joy Harvey . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z . 2000 . Taylor & Francis . 9780415920407 . 926 . en.