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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
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
10/18/1712Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born.
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.