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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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8/11/1916	Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
12/24/1891	Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal.
11/11/1675	Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
11/29/1798	Neplus Naresh Fardinad Chaturth announced that they will fight against France.
6/29/1993	24 jawans were killed in ambush by NSCN militants in Manipur.
7/27/1998	The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
10/13/1781	A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia.
8/19/1976	Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
2/6/1990	Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
8/27/1987	B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.

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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.