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Historical Event on 3/31/1964

Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
8/7/1887Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.