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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
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
5/10/1993Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
5/8/1725John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.