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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
11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.
10/26/1990V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
7/19/1974Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.