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Historical Event on 5/1/1996

Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
9/11/1913Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.
8/3/1997Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.
12/20/1686After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
7/1/1958Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.