Template:Year in India Events in the year 1889 in India.
Incumbents
- Empress of India – Queen Victoria
- Viceroy of India – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Events
- National income - Template:INR4,852 million
Law
- Code Of Criminal Procedure
- Commissioners For Oaths Act (British statute)
- Interpretation Act (British statute)
Births
- 2 February – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, freedom fighter, social activist and Health Minister (d.1964).
- 1 April – Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, founder of the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) (f.1925), social reformer and political activist.
- 14 November – Jawaharlal Nehru, politician and 1st Prime Minister of India (d.1964).
Full date unknown
- Keshavrao Date, actor (d. 1971).
- Amar Nath Kak, lawyer and author (d. 1963).
Sports
- Mohun Bagan A.C. is formed