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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
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
11/18/1772Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
5/21/1999A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.
7/24/1999Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.