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Historical Event on 8/5/1939
In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1853 | The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns. |
| 4/12/1978 | India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"". |
| 9/25/1916 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 1/1/1986 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"". |
| 3/31/1993 | Major changes in exim policy announced. |
| 3/10/1939 | 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India. |
| 3/25/1997 | Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 3/2/1997 | Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth. |
| 9/7/1968 | Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
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