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Historical Event on 12/5/1999

India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
10/23/1883Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
7/6/1999The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault.
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).