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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
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
5/6/1944Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.