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Historical Event on 4/12/1801
William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1998 | Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days. |
| 9/29/1930 | Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/2/1968 | TERLS dedicated to the United Nations. |
| 11/16/1997 | Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender. |
| 1/18/1970 | Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48. |
| 10/24/1995 | Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country. |
| 10/24/1995 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
| 10/2/1986 | Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
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