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Historical Event on 2/19/1812
Congregational missionaries Adoniram Judson, 23, and his wife Ann, 22, first sailed from New England to Calcutta. (Judson eventually concentrated his labors in Burma).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 10/22/1947 | There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government. |
| 4/11/1964 | Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level. |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 1/2/1967 | University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State. |
| 12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 3/31/1997 | Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions. |
| 7/18/1996 | Union Finance Ministry gives final clearance to the Enron power project in terms of issuance of counter-guarantee. |
| 6/11/1997 | BSE sensitive index reaches 3927. |
| 8/14/1900 | S. K. Patil, Congress leader, was born. |
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