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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
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
8/15/1947Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.
12/12/1992The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
3/30/1994G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
10/23/1992The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign