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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
6/18/1946Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme.
3/24/1984Dilraj Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.