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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
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
1/1/1932Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
7/1/1999The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
8/9/1942Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.