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Historical Event on 2/6/2000

''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/2000Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.
12/28/2000India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S.
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.