Events in the year 1904 in India.
Incumbents Emperor of India – Edward VII Viceroy of India – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Events National income - 8,840 million The gun carriage factory is established in Jabalpur 31 October – The Kumbakonam Bank Limited, is incorporated as a limited company (later known as the City Union Bank) The secret Abhinav Bharat Society is founded by extremist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Law Raleigh Bill became Indian Universities Act 18 March, the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act is passed
Births 28 March – V. Nagayya, actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer (died 1973). 6 July – Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari, Pakistani broadcaster (died 1975) 29 July – J. R. D. Tata, French-born Indian aviator and businessman who became India's first licensed pilot (died 1993). 8 August – Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (died 1982). 26 August – C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar, social activist and industrialist (died 1999). 1 October – A. K. Gopalan, communist leader (died 1977). 2 October – Lal Bahadur Shastri, politician and 2nd Prime Minister of India (died 1966). 29 December Kuvempu, poet, writer and playwright (died 1994).
Full date unknown Majnun Gorakhpuri, writer and literary critic (died 1988). Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, writer (died 1991). Murad, actor (died 1989).
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