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Historical Event on 5/9/1992

Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1968Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.