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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
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
6/1/1995Kanshi Ram (Bahujan Samaj Party) withdraws support to the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government in UP and stakes claim to form a new government.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
11/25/1984Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.