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Historical Event on 11/27/1001
Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/11/1998 | The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group. |
| 11/23/1919 | Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli. |
| 10/29/1935 | Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born. |
| 1/21/1983 | R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away. |
| 8/17/1998 | The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent. |
| 1/7/1859 | The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29. |
| 12/17/1990 | N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh. |
| 8/9/1952 | New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures. |
| 2/16/1969 | Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released. |
| 7/16/1969 | Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/01/1973. |
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