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Historical Event on 11/18/1937

Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1937Sultan 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.
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
4/17/1917V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
1/29/1781First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
9/25/1922Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
12/15/1976Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.
4/21/199018 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry.