Indira Gandhi Birthday, Age & Famous Birthday Twins
Born: 19 November 1917 · Died: 31 October 1984 · Age: 66
India's first female prime minister, daughter of Nehru, who declared the Emergency of 1975 and was assassinated in 1984
Did you know?Despite sharing a surname, she was not related to Mahatma Gandhi and gained the name through marriage.
Quick facts
Date of birth19 November 1917
Date of death31 October 1984
Age at death66
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityIndian
BirthplacePrayagraj, India
Occupationpolitician, writer
Editor's Take:
Indira Gandhi was one of the most powerful and controversial leaders of the twentieth century. The daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, she became the country's first female prime minister in 1966. She led India to victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan, which led to the creation of Bangladesh, and oversaw the Green Revolution in agriculture. In 1975 she declared a state of emergency, suspending elections and civil liberties, a period that still divides opinion. She was assassinated by her own bodyguards in 1984.
Key Milestones
1966: Becomes Prime Minister
1971: Leads India to victory over Pakistan
1975: Declares a state of emergency
1980: Returns to power
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (née Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian stateswoman who twice served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Indira Gandhi's birthday is November 19. She was born on November 19, 1917 in Prayagraj, India.
How old was Indira Gandhi when she died?
Indira Gandhi died on October 31, 1984, aged 66.
Who shares a birthday with Indira Gandhi?
Famous people who share Indira Gandhi's November 19 birthday include James A. Garfield, Jodie Foster, Charles I of England, Mikhail Lomonosov and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
