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Historical Event on 12/5/1999

India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
12/1/1997At least 61 persons, including 22 women and 17 children, belonging to SC and extremely backward communities are gunned down by banned private army of feudal landlords, Ranbir Sena, at Bathe-Lakshmanpur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.