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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
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
11/18/1839P Barron discovered Nainital and he was the British sugar merchant of Shahjahanpur.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
1/26/1919Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
12/11/1993Shankar Dayal Sharma, President, inaugurates the extended new wing of Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan.