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Historical Event on 5/18/1998

India may take the US to WTO.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
1/7/1883Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
12/9/1997Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.
1/25/1880Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.