Events

• January 25 - Election Commission is established.
• January 26 - The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since.
• January 26 - Dr. Rajendra Prasad moves in to Rashtrapati Bhavan as the first President of India.

Births

• September 17 - Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat

Deaths

• December 15 - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, (1875-1950)