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Historical Event on 1/1/1988

The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
7/25/1986Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.
2/14/1891Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
2/22/1905Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.