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Historical Event on 10/26/1930

Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay.

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4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
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9/5/1659Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
3/19/1995Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away.
3/19/1995Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.