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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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10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
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7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
10/31/1975Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
3/12/1992The four-member break-away group of Telugu Desam recognised by Lok Sabha speaker.
3/12/1992Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.