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Historical Event on 5/18/1988
The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/27/1997 | Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively. |
| 4/10/1996 | Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India. |
| 6/5/1997 | Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned. |
| 5/8/1971 | Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79. |
| 3/26/1969 | Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar. |
| 2/3/1969 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party. |
| 5/27/1992 | M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed. |
| 5/11/1895 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings. |
| 8/1/1927 | Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 12/10/1990 | The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also. |
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