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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
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
2/27/1996In the Jain hawala case, non bailable warrants of arrest issued against 10 politicians including BJP leader L.K. Advani, former Dy. PM Devi Lal and former Union Ministers.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
7/29/1996Firuz Shah Bahmani died.
4/2/1991Asom Gana Parishad splits.
4/14/1990L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
10/9/1963Saifuddin Azizuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter, President of Punjab and the first Indian to win the Lenin Award for International Peace, died.
9/10/1993India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment.