History Of Thane

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.