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Historical Event on 8/21/1879
Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.

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8/6/1920	Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.

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Historical Event on 8/21/1879 Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.

Historical Event on 8/21/1879
Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.