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Featured lists (4) edit

List of Governors of Bombay
List of international cricket centuries at Brabourne Stadium
List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Brabourne Stadium
List of international cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar

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"Did you know" entries (38) edit

... that the strategic significance of Bassein diminished after the defeat of the Marathas by the British in 1818? (4 November 2012)
... that bowlers have taken thirteen five-wicket hauls in Tests and one five-wicket haul in One Day International cricket matches played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai? - AroundTheGlobe (9 May 2012)
... that during World War II, the government occupied Parsi Gymkhana and Islam Gymkhana in Bombay, leading Hindu Gymkhana to offer membership to Muslims and Parsis as an "emergency measure"? - AroundTheGlobe (25 April 2012)
... that Deonar is one of India's oldest and largest waste dumping grounds? - Karthikndr (13 April 2012)
... that a large number of street food vendors in Mumbai trade illegally without mandatory permits from the local municipality by bribing officials? - AroundTheGlobe (12 April 2012)
... that the Shapoorji Pallonji Group built the Mumbai Central railway station for ₹16 million in 1930 and was commended by the then Governor of Bombay for completing the project within 21 months? - Rsrikanth05, Ashlin, AroundTheGlobe (24 March 2012)
... that Sterling Cinema in Mumbai was the first cinema in India to introduce Dolby sound, Xenon projectors, Caramel popcorn, matinee shows as well as late night shows? - AroundTheGlobe (23 March 2012)
... that though Mumbai's Phoenix Mills has been redeveloped into a shopping mall, its chimney has been retained? - AroundTheGlobe (21 March 2012)
... that Abbas Kazmi was asked, by a United States diplomat, to construct a brainwashing defense for Ajmal Kasab, the gunman who was tried for the 2008 Mumbai attacks? - Allen3 (17 March 2012)
... that Duke's, a Mumbai-based soft-drink brand, was bought by PepsiCo in 1994 and withdrawn from most segments in 2004 before being relaunched in 2011? - AroundTheGlobe (27 February 2012)
... that Liberty Cinema in Mumbai got its name as it was built in 1947, the year of Indian Independence? - AroundTheGlobe (27 April 2011)

Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

... that Vijay Hazare holds the record for most international cricket centuries (four) at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium (pictured)?" - AroundTheGlobe (17 March 2011)
... that Ballard Bunder Gatehouse in Mumbai was obscured from view for more than 50 years until it was restored by the Indian Navy and made a maritime museum? - AroundTheGlobe (10 February 2011)

Elephanta Caves Trimurti

... that Portuguese soldiers used Elephanta Caves – now a World Heritage Site – sculptures for target practice, sparing only the Trimurti (pictured) ? (23-2-2010, Nvvchar and User:Redtigerxyz)
... that Shraddha Jadhav, who was recently elected as the Mayor of Mumbai and chief of India's richest municipal body, is known for her "elegant dressing"? (8-Dec-2009, User:Redtigerxyz)

Prince of Wales Museum

... that the Prince of Wales Museum (pictured), Mumbai, was used as a Children's Welfare Centre and a Military Hospital in the First World War? - User:Redtigerxyz (13 April 2009)
... that Mumbai has the world's second largest number of Art Deco buildings after Miami? - Dr. Blofeld (22 August 2009)
... that the Royal Opera House in Mumbai is India's only surviving opera house? - Nvvchar and Redtigerxyz (14 July 2009)

Textile factory in Girangaon, Mumbai

... that a textile factory located in the mill village of Mumbai has now been converted to a "luxury mall" (pictured)? - Belasd (24 April 2009)

... that the Sion Causeway connected the island of Bombay with Salsette? - Kensplanet (11 January 2009)
... that devotees across faiths swarmed St. Michael's Church, Mumbai as news of a reported "bleeding" Jesus picture spread in June this year? - Redtigerxyz (30 December 2008)
... that the Nariman House, which was home to a Chabad house and fell victim to the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, was a Mumbai landmark? - Epson291 (2 December 2008)
... that during the Great Bombay Textile Strike of 1982, nearly 250,000 workers and more than 50 textile mills went on strike in Mumbai, India? - Kensplanet (25 November 2008)
... that Joseph Baptista coined the phrase "Swaraj is my Birthright" that was made popular by Lokmanya Tilak during the Indian independence movement? - Nichalp (19 October 2008)
... that the Bandra Fair in Mumbai, India was established to commemorate finding a statue of Mary in the Arabian Sea? - Kensplanet (3 October 2008)
... that Vihar Lake, the largest in Mumbai, was created in 1860? - Nvvchar (27 September 2008)
... that the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai was destroyed by Yakut Khan in 1690? - Nichalp (26 September 2008)
...that the 210-year old Gate of Mercy Synagogue is the oldest in Mumbai? (19 August 2008) (Nichalp)
... that within the Special Economic Zone SEEPZ, Mumbai lies an abandoned Portuguese church built in 1579? - Gppande (1 May, 2008)
...that Ruparel College in Mumbai, India boasts nuclear physicist Anil Kakodkar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai among its alumni? Reaverdrop (8 May 2006)
...that a Zoroastrian private citizen, Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, entirely funded the construction of the Mahim Causeway, a major thoroughfare connecting the island city of Mumbai (Bombay) with its north-western suburbs? Nichalp (26 April 2006)
...that the Afghan Church in Mumbai was built to commemorate the dead of the First Afghan War of 1838? - Nichalp (13 March 2006)
...that the Bassein Fort was at the centre of Portuguese operations in India during the 16th century? - Nichalp
...that Watson's Hotel is India's oldest cast iron building and is among the "100 Most Endangered Sites"? - Nichalp
...that Dr. Acacio Gabriel Viegas was credited with the discovery of the outbreak of bubonic plague in Mumbai in 1896, and later became the president of the Bombay Municipal Corporation? - Nichalp
...that the Asiatic Society of Bombay possesses one of the only two surviving original copies of Dante's The Divine Comedy? - Nichalp
...that Jinnah House was the Mumbai residence of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and is the centre of a property dispute? - Nichalp

"On this day" entries (3) edit

1838 – The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper, was founded as the The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. (November 3)
1853 – Indian Railways, the state-owned railway company of India, launched its first passenger service between Bombay and Thane. (April 16)
1993 – A series of thirteen coordinated bomb explosions took place in Bombay, India, killing over 250 civilians and injuring over 700 others. (March 12)

"In the news" entries (4) edit

The Indian submarine INS Sindhurakshak (pictured) sinks in Mumbai following onboard explosions.
The 66th Golden Globe Awards take place in Beverly Hills, California, with Slumdog Millionaire winning four awards including best picture. (January 12)
A series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India kills at least 80 and injures over 250.
Kensplanet (26 November 2008)

India's Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) becomes the leading scorer in test cricket and the first to pass 12,000 Test runs.
Peter cohen (17 October 2008)