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Historical Event on 7/10/1991

C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1858Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
4/14/1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
9/14/1923Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
10/15/1996H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India.