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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
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
11/6/1904Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
1/2/1757After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
3/26/1991Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).
9/30/199724th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born