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Historical Event on 5/21/1994

Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
1/19/1919Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
9/9/1999Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
12/28/1974Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
10/30/1996CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case.