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See also: 1965 in India, other events of 1966, 1967 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
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Events
- 3 January - Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan sign a Soviet-mediated peace pact in Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.
- 11 January - Prime Minister Shastri dies of heart attack in Tashkent.
- 19 January - Supported by provincial Congress chief ministers, Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
- 28 March - Indira Gandhi visits Washington, DC.
- 19 June: Shiv Sena founded by Bal Thackeray.
- 12 July - Indira Gandhi visits Moscow.
Full date unknown
- Reita Faria, Femina Miss India is crowned Miss World, the first Indian to win the title.
Sport
- Krishan Lal, (field hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.
Births
- 11 January - Sunil Kumar Mahato, politician, assassinated (d.2007).
- 3 March - Amira Abraham, novelist.
- 3 May - Firdous Bamji, actor.
- 28 August - Priya Dutt, politician.
- September - Faisal Khan, actor.
- 5 December - Dayanidhi Maran, politician.
Full date unknown
- Raj Kamal Jha, novelist and journalist.
Deaths
- 11 January - Lal Bahadur Shastri, politician and 2nd Prime Minister of India (b.1904).
- Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak, poet, novelist and short story writer (b.1921).