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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
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
8/10/1992Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam.
10/1/1887Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
3/26/1990Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.