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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 |
| 12/10/1936 | England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
| 1/26/1997 | Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana. |
| 7/21/1999 | The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA. |
| 5/9/1997 | Hareesh Khandelwal, an accused in the fodder scam, commits suicide by jumping before a train at Dhanbad in Bihar. |
| 3/22/1997 | Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala. |
| 12/5/1898 | Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born. |
| 6/9/1997 | Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
| 3/31/1663 | Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar. |
| 8/8/1967 | Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha. |
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