|
|
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 |
| 11/16/1962 | Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war. |
| 2/9/1992 | Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded. |
| 11/9/1992 | Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy. |
| 11/9/1992 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 4/9/1984 | Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record. |
| 3/10/1939 | 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India. |
| 12/12/1964 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 5/10/1927 | Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born. |
| 7/7/1998 | India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray. |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
