24 August in Hindu history
24 August 1690
Job Charnock settles at Sutanuti
The Company agent Job Charnock returns to Sutanuti on the Hooghly; with Kalikata and Gobindapur it grew into Calcutta, capital of British India until 1911.
The Company agent Job Charnock returns to Sutanuti on the Hooghly; with Kalikata and Gobindapur it grew into Calcutta, capital of British India until 1911.