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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
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
4/13/1919Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
5/24/2000The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi.
12/12/1992Government asks CBI to probe the demolition of the masjid in Ayodhya.
7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.