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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
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
3/26/1987Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.