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Historical Event on 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.
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| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 1/17/1981 | Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram. |
| 7/7/1999 | M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad. |
| 11/21/1993 | R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries. |
| 7/13/1990 | Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died. |
| 5/7/1912 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born. |
| 2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
| 8/13/1951 | Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away. |
| 11/18/1974 | Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away. |
| 8/19/1976 | Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh. |
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