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Historical Event on 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/.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
11/23/1926Satya Sai Baba, Hindu universalist renaissance charismatic guru, educationalist and worker of miracles, was born.
3/11/1915Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.