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Historical Event on 12/5/1999

India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
10/21/1989Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
5/25/1886Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal.
4/4/1786In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.