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== August ==
== August ==


5 = [[Barsi]] [[Bhagat Puran Singh]]
* 2: [[Dr. W. Hew Mcleod]] ([[1932]] - [[20 July]] [[2009]]) was born on [[2 August]] [[1932]] and passed away on [[20 July]] [[2009]]. He was a prolific and ''highly'' controversial scholar, professor and author, belong to New Zealand. The son of a sheep-farmer had come to Punjab, the north Indian border province that has a [[Sikh]] majority population, as a Christian missionary in 1958. He then settled down in Batala town, 40 km from Amritsar, Mcleod found his interest in Christianity waning and was drawn to Sikh history.


8 = [[Morcha Guru Ka Bagh]]
*5: [[Barsi]] [[Bhagat Puran Singh]]; Bhagat ji passed away on [[5 August]], [[1992]] and Bhagat ji's was born on [[4 June]] [[1904]]. 
*5:  Maala [[Baba Bakala]]


16 = 1 [[Bhadon]]
*8:  [[Morcha Guru Ka Bagh]]


26 = Birth of [[Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji]] (born as Harbhajan Singh Puri) on August 26, 1929; died: October 6, 2004
*14: Birthday Sri Krishna (Hindu)
*15: India Independence Day
*16:  1 [[Bhadon]]


30 = Completion of [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] ([[Adi Granth]]) / 15 Bhadon
* 21: demise of [[Sobha Singh]] ([[29 November]] [[1901]] - [[21 August]] [[1986]]), famous Sikh painter passed away [[21 August]] [[1986]] in [[Chandigarh]].


* 26 Birth of '''[[Bhai Daya Singh]]''' ([[26 August]] [[1669]] - [[1708]]), the first of the [[Panj Piare]] or the Five Beloved celebrated in the Sikh tradition, was the son of Bhai Suddha, a Sobti Khatri of [[Lahore]], and Mai Diali.
* 26:  Birth of [[Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji]] (born as Harbhajan Singh Puri) on August 26, 1929; died: October 6, 2004
* 28: That resolution which is now called the '[[Anandpur Sahib Resolution]]' was passed on 28 August 1973. It was a resolution of the self-determination of [[Punjab]].
* 30:  Completion of [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] ([[Adi Granth]]) / 15 Bhadon
==Others events==
* 30: Birth of [[Bhai Kahn Singh]], of Nabha ([[30 August]] [[1861]] - [[24 November]] [[1938]]), was a celebrated scholar and encyclopaedia writer, who was born on 30 August 1861 in village of Sabaz Banera near [[Nabha]], [[Patiala]] [[Punjab]], [[India]]
==External links==
* [http://sgpc.net/Historical%20dates%20&%20events/date_august.asp SGPC - Events that shaped Sikh History for this month]




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August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.


August

  • 2: Dr. W. Hew Mcleod (1932 - 20 July 2009) was born on 2 August 1932 and passed away on 20 July 2009. He was a prolific and highly controversial scholar, professor and author, belong to New Zealand. The son of a sheep-farmer had come to Punjab, the north Indian border province that has a Sikh majority population, as a Christian missionary in 1958. He then settled down in Batala town, 40 km from Amritsar, Mcleod found his interest in Christianity waning and was drawn to Sikh history.
  • 14: Birthday Sri Krishna (Hindu)
  • 15: India Independence Day
  • 16: 1 Bhadon
  • 28: That resolution which is now called the 'Anandpur Sahib Resolution' was passed on 28 August 1973. It was a resolution of the self-determination of Punjab.

Others events

External links