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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 |
| 1/19/1932 | Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow. |
| 1/19/1932 | Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. |
| 4/6/1942 | During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam. |
| 4/6/1942 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 6/13/1731 | Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter. |
| 5/7/1973 | The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 3/27/1845 | Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany. |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
| 11/18/1999 | Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
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