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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
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
7/1/1962Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
6/23/1990Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
5/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
9/21/1995Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.
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