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Historical Event on 5/31/1818
Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
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| 7/20/1903 | British to increase size of Royal Army in India. |
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| 12/24/1988 | Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 1/23/1993 | British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit. |
| 1/4/1958 | Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75. |
| 8/5/1965 | Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service. |
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