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Historical Event on 11/8/1988

At 0910 hrs, One - O - Four's moments of glory were frozen for eternity when it received the coveted colours from the then President of Indian R Venkatraman.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
2/12/1993The baggage rules relaxed further.
1/21/1922V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
1/30/1996Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore.
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.