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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
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
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.
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
10/31/1999Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
10/31/1999Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.