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Historical Event on 11/9/1877
Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
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| 8/17/1761 | William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. |
| 6/5/1966 | Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent. |
| 1/22/1922 | Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
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