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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
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
5/17/1865Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
5/27/1951Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
9/21/1895Annapurnanand, great writer, was born.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.