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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
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
7/4/1912Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
12/10/1978Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
11/19/1970Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.