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Historical Event on 4/27/1994

Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1984Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
12/7/2000A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
1/4/1995IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.