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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
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
10/17/1995BJP withdraws support to Mayavati Government in Uttar Pradesh. UP Governor Motilal Vohra accepts the resignation of Mayawati and her cabinet but asks her to continue as caretaker government. BJP's top brass takes the final decision to break with the BSP.
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.
2/27/1993Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns.
8/19/1993Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.