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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
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
2/4/1992National Renewal Fund for industries set up.
2/4/1992Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.
4/19/1950Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
7/14/1997Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
10/27/1904Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta.
1/10/1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.