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Historical Event on 1/10/1897

Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1944U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
4/18/1914Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
11/7/1990National Front Government headed by V. P. Singh loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha (151-356). Singh tenders his resignation and this is the end of 11-month-old National Front Government.
12/11/1783Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away.
12/25/1949Dr. Hari Singh Gour, famous law expert, great social reformer, jurist, leader and educationist, passed away.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).