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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/.

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2/17/1994	Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
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4/18/1971	Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.
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1/19/1985	Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
2/25/1970	Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, passed away.
5/20/1999	The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.

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