18 August – Preeti Jhangiani, actress and model. 30 August – Richa Pallod, model and actress. 10 September Jayam Ravi, actor. 18 September – Akshay Kapoor, actor. 21 September – Kareena Kapoor, actress. 18 October – Reetinder Singh Sodhi, cricketer. 24 October – Laila Mehdin, actress. 12 November – Devesh Chauhan, field hockey player. 13 November – Harman Baweja, actor. 9 December – Gagan Ajit Singh, field hockey player. 11 December – Arya, actor. 17 December – Arjun Halappa, field hockey player. 28 December – Deepak Thakur, field hockey player. Deaths 23 June – Sanjay Gandhi, politician (b. 1946). 23 June – Varahagiri Venkata Giri, fourth president of India (b. 1894). 18 July – Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (b. 1904). 24 July – Uttam Kumar, actor (b. 1926). 31 July – Mohammed Rafi, playback singer (b. 1924). 2 August – Ramkinkar Baij, sculptor and painter (b. 1906) 17 August – Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, writer (b. 1909). 25 October – Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter (b. 1921). 11 November – Chenganoor Raman Pillai, Kathakali artiste (b. 1886). 16 November – Jayan, actor (b. 1938). References India Years of the 20th century in India 1980s in India India