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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
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
1/2/1993Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
4/21/1946Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971).
7/31/1990Charan Singh Rathi at New Delhi sets record for 20 km W. in 1.25.48\_\_.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
5/24/1903Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.