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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 |
| 10/24/1605 | Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra. |
| 2/13/1936 | Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
| 2/11/1847 | Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio. |
| 12/1/1989 | V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister. |
| 4/27/1996 | First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states. |
| 7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 10/6/1999 | Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar. |
| 1/17/1985 | Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England. |
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