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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.

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2/9/1992	Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
1/14/1989	'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.
2/25/1992	Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
7/8/1907	Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
4/1/1993	National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.
11/29/1999	Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
1/28/2000	Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
5/20/1992	Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
5/6/1948	India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
4/1/1936	Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.

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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.

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.