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Historical Event on 1/10/1922

Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
5/25/1999The Prime Minister declares the Centre will take all possible steps to push back infiltrators in Kargil.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
2/15/1865Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born.
12/20/1998Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine.