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Historical Event on 12/25/1936
Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/1849 | Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education. |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
| 1/24/1948 | Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*). |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 8/6/1998 | The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 5/27/1906 | Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day. |
| 3/26/1931 | New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 2/2/1996 | Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair. |
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