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Historical Event on 5/23/1914
The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1913 | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 5/10/1977 | Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away. |
| 2/22/1977 | Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled. |
| 2/14/1628 | 5th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned. |
| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 2/24/1899 | Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born. |
| 10/27/1907 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died. |
| 1/17/1987 | Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar. |
| 1/9/1993 | An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
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