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Events in the year '''1872 in India'''.<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
*[[Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo]], Viceroy <br />
*Sir [[John Strachey (civil servant)|John Strachey]], acting Viceroy (9–23 February)<br />
*[[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier]], acting Viceroy (24 February – 3 May)<br />
*[[Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook]], Viceroy (from 3 May)<br />
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==Births==<br />
*14 April – [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]], [[Ulema|Islamic scholar]] who translated the [[Qur'an]] into [[English language|English]] (died [[1953 in India|1953]]).<br />
*15 August – [[Sri Aurobindo]], nationalist, scholar, poet, [[mysticism|mystic]], [[Evolution (philosophy)|evolutionary philosopher]], [[yoga|yogi]] and [[guru]] (died [[1950 in India|1950]]).<br />
*25 December – [[Ganganath Jha]], scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Indian philosophy]] and [[Buddhist philosophy]] (died [[1941 in India|1941]]).<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*8 February – [[Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo]], Viceroy<br />
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