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Historical Event on 4/10/1996

The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
2/25/1869Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
9/23/1858Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.