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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.

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10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.
7/18/1980Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.