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Historical Event on 5/27/1951
Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1994 | Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay. |
| 3/1/1939 | Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal. |
| 9/1/1668 | Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. |
| 8/25/1965 | Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators. |
| 3/2/1994 | President's rule in J & K extended. |
| 3/11/1984 | India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam. |
| 6/9/1752 | French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India. |
| 8/9/1911 | Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/14/1990 | J&K Governor quits. |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
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