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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 |
| 7/31/1861 | 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record. |
| 3/17/1989 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 2/1/1986 | Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit. |
| 9/15/1912 | Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born. |
| 2/26/1976 | V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'. |
| 11/29/1989 | Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India. |
| 2/4/1976 | Lok Sabha's life extended by one year. |
| 10/23/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting. |
| 7/12/1965 | Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
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