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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
11/8/1999The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.