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Historical Event on 11/22/1997

Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1993CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.