The history of Mumbai can be traced back to 600 BC, with evidence of the first known settlement of the Harrappan civilization discovered in the region.[citation needed]
Up to 18th century
600 BC – First known permanent settlement were the Marathi speaking Koli & Agri community.[1]
1675 – Population estimated to have risen to 60,000 from 100,000 in 1661.
1675 – The Mumba Devi Temple built near the main landing site on the former Bori Bunder creek or inlet, against the north wall of the English Fort Saint George.
1709 – First attested private Parsi Adaran (in the home of Banaji Limji). Continues to be the oldest continuously-burning Zoroastrian fire in Mumbai (now in the Banaji Limji Agiary, Fort).
1735 – Start of shipbuilding industry (Wadia docks, Duncan docks)
19 June 1810 – HMS Minden floated, first Royal Navy ship built outside the British Isles and from the deck of which the Star Spangled Banner would be composed
1822 – First vernacular language newspaper in Mumbai, Mumbai Samachar published by Fardunjee Marzban. India's oldest newspaper still being published.
1838 – First edition of MumbaiTimes and Journal of Commerce launched
1912 – King George English School, Dadar, Mumbai was established, now known as Raja Shivaji Vidyasankul, Dadar, Mumbai[3]
1913 – Sydenham College established. The First College of Commerce in Asia.
12 January 1915 – Gandhi returns to India from South Africa at Bombay.
1920 – Half of Bombay [ Arthur road (Chinchpokli West) to Kalachauki (cotton green station), sewri station- Bharatmata (Lalbaug) ] united in Chinchpokli to celebrate Ganesh Festival. People came from all over Bombay to Chinchpokli in Ganesh Festival.
The coastal road was inaugurated, connecting Bandra Worli sealink to Marine Lines.
The Trans Harbour bridge is the longest bridge in India and it will be opened on 12 January 2024, after the prime minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurates the bridge. It connects Bombay with Navi Mumbai.[11][12]
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