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Historical Event on 8/18/1990
President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
| 2/1/1971 | Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 9/6/1774 | British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune. |
| 6/12/1891 | Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July. |
| 4/12/1983 | Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars. |
| 7/25/1988 | Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. |
| 6/19/1966 | Shiv Sena was established. |
| 1/21/1922 | Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 6/7/1984 | Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi. |
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