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Historical Event on 01/08/1025

Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
10/2/1910D. Arkasomayaji, educationist, was born at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
5/1/1908Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.