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Historical Event on 6/23/2000

Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
2/22/1858Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged.
1/28/1894Anandibai Prabhakar Jayawant, famous Hindi writer, was born at Baroda.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.