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Historical Event on 01/08/1025

Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
4/24/1974Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
7/29/1993Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
1/29/1953Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.