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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
4/28/1936Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
4/12/2000Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani.
12/15/1803East India Company captured Orrisa state.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.