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Historical Event on 1/26/1882
Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 11/24/1963 | Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 2/12/1824 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi. |
| 8/4/1931 | Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 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/. |
| 2/7/1983 | Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta . |
| 11/15/1932 | Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi |
| 5/2/1968 | Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act. |
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