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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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6/11/1930	A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
12/5/1943	The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
3/3/1989	Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
8/19/1992	K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
12/8/1994	At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured.
7/16/1990	O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD.
12/24/1921	Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
2/23/1980	Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
4/15/1927	Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
9/20/1993	Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.

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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.