First test tube baby born

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25 July, 1978

The first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born on 25th July 1978 at Oldham General Hospital. The in-vitro fertilisation process was developed by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. The 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Robert Edwards for his work.