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Historical Event on 4/1/1996

Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/2000A special court convicted former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his then cabinet colleague Buta Singh in the JMM MPs' bribery case. Nine others got benefit of doubt.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
3/22/1933M.V.Nagendra, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1963-77, was born at Karnataka.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.