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Historical Event on 5/7/1907
The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1995 | Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest. |
| 11/3/1992 | Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 4/14/1995 | India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah. |
| 8/2/1922 | Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 5/1/1915 | Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born. |
| 3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 12/11/1991 | Murali Manohar Joshi, BJP President, sets out on 'the Kanyakumari to Kashmir Ekta Yatra' (unity march). |
| 10/12/1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 1/31/1941 | Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC). |
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