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Historical Event on 01/08/1025

Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
11/27/1992Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg.
2/14/1994The controversial Supreme Court Judge V.Ramaswami, who survived an impeachment motion in Parliament, retires.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
1/15/1919Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.