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Historical Event on 7/6/2000

Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1947Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
10/28/1996L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
7/1/1928Saint Namdev passed away.