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Historical Event on 5/13/2000

Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1889Salarjung, famous administrator, was born.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
10/31/1875Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .