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Historical Event on 11/11/1793

English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1948Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
6/13/1731Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter.
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
2/6/1950Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.