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Historical Event on 11/22/1997

Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.