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Historical Event on 2/10/1921
Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/20/1993 | First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit. |
| 7/2/1928 | Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away. |
| 4/20/1973 | Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 8/15/1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
| 11/9/1992 | Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy. |
| 6/1/1964 | Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
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