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Historical Event on 5/1/1996

Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
11/10/1960First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
3/22/1885Gulam Yazdani, great archaeologist and critic, was born.
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
10/1/1928Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born.
5/14/1992LTTE banned in India.
11/13/1945Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.