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"September – Sir Stamford Raffles sets out to visit Lord Hastings, Governor-General of India, to gain his approval to establish a trading station at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula (modern-day Singapore).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373165947#July–September", "title": "1818", "revid": 1373165947, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1823, "year_label": "1823 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 1", "text": "August 1 – William Pitt Amherst arrives in Calcutta with Lady Amherst to become the new Governor-General of India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361959841#July–September", "title": "1823", "revid": 1361959841, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1828, "year_label": "1828 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – Lord William Bentinck arrives at Calcutta (modern-day Kolkata) to begin his administration as the new Governor-General of India, on behalf of King George IV of the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371323922#July–September", "title": "1828", "revid": 1371323922, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1859, "year_label": "1859 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "January 11", "text": "January 11 – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, British statesman, Viceroy of India (d. 1925)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371179353#January–March", "title": "1859", "revid": 1371179353, "section": "Births › January–March"}}, {"year": 1862, "year_label": "1862 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 21", "text": "21 March – James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin appointed Governor-General of India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337734080#Events", "title": "1862 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1337734080, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1872, "year_label": "1872 CE", "section": "Crime 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