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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
6/5/1973Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.
6/18/1887Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
8/9/1971Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
6/20/1897Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born.