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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
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
2/19/200018 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
10/24/1995Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
12/1/1993Tata Steel's Amit Bhaduria win's India's first gold medal in the 10th Asian Track and Field meet in Manila in discus throw.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.