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Historical Event on 12/10/1905
Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/25/1933 | All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism. |
10/15/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour. |
9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
6/13/1999 | The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector. |
2/28/1859 | Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away. |
2/28/1967 | General Election ( 4th) of India ends. |
1/4/1931 | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement. |
3/6/1998 | A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh. |
5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
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