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Historical Event on 5/13/2000

Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
5/15/1817Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born.
1/12/1869Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
7/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
1/14/1990J&K Governor quits.