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Historical Event on 4/1/1996

Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1990GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
12/30/1803East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
3/22/1893Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
6/17/1917Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
5/19/1904Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.