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Historical Events on April 13/14

1559
Guru Amar Das Patshah established the Vaisakhi Maela traditions.





1634
Battle of Amritsar took place between Mughals and Sikhs, led by Guru Hargobind Ji.

1634
Bhai Ballu Ji accepted Shahadat while fighting the Turks in Amritsar.

1746
Panth Khalsa passed a resolution on the Vaisakhi day, not to be part of the Afghan kingdom and actively work against any such designs.

1772
Sikh forces had crossed Indus and plundered Peshawar city. On this day Ahmad Shah died.

1814
Nirankari Chief, Baba Darbara Singh, son of Baba Dyal Ji was born.

1861
Baba Ram Singh started the Namdhari movement.

1892
Khalsa College Council established at Amritsar.


1907
Panch Khalsa Diwan established at Basodh.

1919
Jallianwala massacre took place, 379 unarmed killed and 2,000 wounded.

1923
Babbars appeal to the people to swell their ranks. This appeal was distributed through "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper.

1930
Civil disobedience movement initiated in the Punjab.

1936
All Parties Sikh Conference to discuss the conversion of 5 million untouchables. Dr. Ambedkar made public his intentions to adopt Sikhism at this conference.

1949
Sardar Kapur Singh I.C.S was suspended by government of Gopi Chand Bhargav on frivolous charges. His real crime was being a committed Sikh.

1967
Punjabi became official language of Punjab State under Indian Union, at the secretariat level.

1970
The first two American Sikhs partake Amrit and became members of Guru Khalsa Panth.

1974
Sant Mihan Singh and his followers conducted an Amrit sanchar ceremony for the western-born Sikhs at Guru Ram Das Ashram. Los Angeles. Bhai Sahib Dayal Singh, serving as one of the Panj Piare, became the first western-born Sikh to administer Amrit.

1975
For the first time in history , the Amrit Parchar was conducted by a Panj Piare comprised totally of western-born Khalsa.

1978
Massacre of Sikhs took place in Amritsar where 13 GurSikhs were murdered by the fake Nirankaris.

1981
Sikhs assert claim to Nation and demand associate status at the UN.

1984
Surinder Singh Sodhi, a right-hand man of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwalae, was killed by hired men of the Indian Government.
-Ref. THE SIKHS' STRUGGLE FOR SOVEREIGNTY,
An Historical Perspective By Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer and Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon.
Edited By: A.T. Kerr
Page 110-119



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