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Historical Event on 5/10/1910

Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
1/12/1955Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
8/22/1979Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.