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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
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
6/30/1755Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered.
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.