History Of Thane
YearEvents
997Capital of Shrilahar King
1340Ibna-Batula wrote about Thane
1663St. Jon Baptist Church built
1754Subhedar Bivalkar of Peshwa was staying in the old district Court building
1760Kaupineshwar Mandir renovated by Subhedar Bivalkar
1774Thane population crosses 9000.
1780Parsee Agyari built Deshavji Sorabji Rustomji Patel.
1818Vithal Mandir on Station Road
1821B.J.School started
1824-1827Collector office built
1835-1836Civil Hospital built
1838Thane Fort is converted to Thane Prison
1850Population 11120
1853Bombay - Thane Railway Line
First rail train started from Bombay to Thane at 3.30 pm on 16/04/1853 with 400 passengers
1855Railway station bridge constructed
1863Thane Muncipal Corporation inauguration on 10/03/63
1863Thane - Kalwa ridge
1866First Weekly "Arunodhya". Editor K.V.Phadke
1879Israil Jew Church built
Jain Temple on Tembhi Naka built
1881Pokhran lake built
1882Panvel Taluka transferred from Thane to Raigad
1890M.H. High School started with 34 students
1898L.K.Bhave wrote book Maharashtra Saraswat giving information on old Marathi literature
1901Mental Hospital built
1910Freedom Fighter 'Kanhere' hanged in Thane jail
1914Kalwa Bridge near Colour Chem completed
1916Gaondevi Temple built
1922Central Maidan resumed as Play ground Area 19380 sq. yards)
1923Noori Baba Darga built
1926Electric railway line on Kurla - Thane section
1928Electric railway line on Thane - Kalyan section
1932Dr. Bedekar Vidya Mandir started
1935Brahaman Shikshan Mandal
1940Prabhat Theatre built
1948Shop & Establishment Act made applicable to Thane
1950Marathi Grantha Sangrahalaya Building
1954Mansunda Tank cleared
1955State Bank of India started
1957Mulund area joined to Bombay corporation
1958Thane Rotary Club started
1959New Station Road parallel to Old Station Road built.
1960Thane Student H.C. Pradhan stood first in S.S.I. Exam
1962-65Raymond, Modella, Voltas, Kores, Colourchem, Roche, Nocil, PIL, etc.
1969Underground drainage for Thane city
1972New Thane Creek bridge joining Sion and Panvel completed.
1977MSEB started Electric Supply
1978TSSIA first big meeting of Small Scale Industries at St. John Baptist Hall - Cheif Guest George Fernandes
1979Gadkari Rangayatan - Drama Theatre inaugurated
1980Dnyan Sadhana College started
1981Thane Population 4.72 Lakhs
19821st Oct. Thane Municipality changed to Thane Corporation
1984Air survey of Thane area by TMC.
