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Historical Event on 8/17/1761
William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
1/24/1951 | Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi. |
4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
9/29/1991 | Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away. |
9/10/1993 | India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment. |
9/11/1987 | Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away. |
3/10/1904 | Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri. |
3/3/1891 | Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created. |
9/30/1990 | Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation. |
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