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=Nanakshahi Calendar: Important dates=


== August 16 ==
{{Main|Nanakshahi Calendar}}


1604  SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB first installed in Sri Harmindar Sahib (ACTUAL DAY) The Holy Sri Guru GRANTH SAHIB was ceremonially installed in Sri Harmindir Sahib, Amritsar. Guru Arjan, shortly after Akbar's visit, early in 1599, began the project of compilation of Adi Granth. Bhai Gurdas was appointed amanuensis. Guru Arjan took five years to complete the project. Adi Granth was ready in 1604 when it was installed in Sri Harimandir Sahib. Baba Buddha Ji was appointed the first priest. Today is the actual date of the event, however, it is observed on a different date by Guru Khalsa Panth.
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|'''Important Events''' ||'''Nanakshahi Date''' ||'''Common Era Calendar'''
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|Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] ||23 [[Poh]] ||5 Jan
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|Birth of [[Guru Har Rai]], the seventh Sikh ||19 [[Magh]] ||31 Jan
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|[[Guru Har Rai]] becomes the seventh Guru of the Sikhs<br>[[Nanakshahi]] New Year commences<br>[[Hola Mohalla]] festival||1 [[Chet]] ||14 Mar
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|[[Guru Hargobind]], the sixth Sikh Guru, passes away ||6 Chet ||19 Mar
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Nanak]], the first [[Sikh Guru]] and the founder of [[Sikhism]] [[Vaisakhi]], the ordination of the [[Khalsa]] ||1 [[Vaisakh]] ||14 Apr
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|[[Guru Angad]], the second Sikh Guru, passes away ||3 [[Vaisakh]] ||16 Apr
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|[[Guru Amar Das]] becomes the third Guru of the Sikhs ||3 [[Vaisakh]] ||16 Apr
|-
|[[Guru Harkrishan]], the eighth Guru of the Sikhs, passes away ||3 [[Vaisakh]] ||16 Apr
|-
|[[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] becomes the Ninth Guru of the Sikhs ||3 [[Vaisakh]] ||16 Apr
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Angad]], the second Sikh Guru ||5 [[Vaisakh]] ||18 Apr
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], the ninth Sikh Guru of the Sikhs ||5 [[Vaisakh]] ||18 Apr
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Arjan]], the fifth Sikh Guru ||19 [[Vaisakh]] ||2 May
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Amar Das]], the third Sikh Guru ||9 [[Jeth]] ||23 May
|-
|[[Guru Hargobind]] becomes the sixth Guru of the Sikhs ||28 [[Jeth]] ||11 Jun
|-
|[[Guru Arjan]], the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, in martyred by [[Chandu Shah]] in Lahore ||2 [[Harh]] ||16 Jun
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Hargobind]], the sixth Sikh Guru ||21 [[Harh]] ||5 Jul
|-
|[[Guru Hargobind]] Sahib [[Miri-Piri]] Diwas||6 [[Sawan]] ||21 Jul
|-
|[[Guru Harkrishan]] Sahib - birthday||8 [[Sawan]] ||23 Jul
|-
|[[Guru Granth Sahib]], the [[Sikh scripture]], is installed at the [[Golden Temple]] for the first time ||17 [[Bhadon]] ||1 Sep
|-
|[[Guru Amar Das]], the third Guru of the Sikhs, passes away ||2 [[Asu]] ||16 Sep
|-
|[[Guru Ram Das]] becomes the fourth Guru of the Sikhs ||2 [[Asu]] ||16 Sep
|-
|[[Guru Ramdas]], the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, passes away ||2 [[Asu]] ||16 Sep
|-
|[[Guru Arjan]] becomes the fifth Guru of the Sikhs ||2 [[Asu]] ||16 Sep
|-
|[[Guru Angad]] becomes the second Guru of the Sikhs ||4 [[Asu]] ||18 Sep
|-
|[[Guru Nanak]], the first Guru of the Sikhs, passes away ||8 [[Asu]] ||22 Sep
|-
|Birth of [[Guru Ramdas]], the fourth Guru of the Sikhs ||25 [[Asu]] ||9 Oct
|-
|[[Guru Har Rai]], the seventh Guru of the Sikhs, passes away ||6 [[Katik]] ||20 Oct
|-
|[[Guru Harkrishan]] becomes the eighth Guru of the Sikhs ||6 [[Katik]] ||20 Oct
|-
|Sovereignty of the [[Sikh Scripture]] ([[Guru Granth Sahib]]) declared as the Guru for all times to come by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth and the last Sikh Guru ||6 [[Katik]] ||20 Oct
|-
|[[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth Sikh Guru, passes away ||7 [[Katik]] ||21 Oct
|-
|[[Guru Gobind Singh]] becomes the tenth Guru of the Sikhs ||11 [[Maghar]] ||24 Nov
|-
|[[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] martyred in [[Delhi]] by [[Aurangzeb]] for defending the oppressed ||11 [[Maghar]] ||24 Nov
|-
|[[Ajit Singh]] and [[Jujhar Singh]], the two elder sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], martyred in the [[battle of Chamkaur]] ||8 [[Poh]] ||21 Dec
|-
|[[Zorawar Singh]] and [[Fateh Singh]], the two younger sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], executed in [[Sirhind]] ||13 [[Poh]] ||26 Dec
|}


1932 "Communal Award" announced. Following the failure of the second Round Table Conference (RTC), the British Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald issues the "Communal Award" which came a rude shock to the Sikhs. The Sikh disaffection arose out of the statutory majority of over 51% given to Muslims in the Punjab, whereas the Sikh representation was around 19%. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995
=Yearly Summary=
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|- valign="top"
| width="25%"|{{aowh|[[Chet|1. Chet]]}}
* '''March 14''' New month of [[Chet]] begins<br>[[Nanakshahi]] New Year.
* '''March 19''' [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Hargobind]]
* '''April 9''' Birthday [[Sahibzada Jujhar Singh]] 1691


1940 Gandhi wrote a nasty letter to Master Tara Singh. It contained some of his preceoceived notions about Sikhs and the Akali movement. It was also influenced by the Punjab Congress's solid support of Subash Chandra Bose for the Presidentship of the Congress vis a vis Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Ghandhi's nominee. Gandhi wrote,     "As I told you, in my opinion, you have nothing in common with the Congress nor the Congress with you. You believe in the rule of the sword, the Congress does not ... Your civil disobedience is purely a branch of violence. I am quite clear in my mind that being in the Congress, you weaken your community, and weaken the Congress. You have to be either fully nationalist or frankly communal and therefore dependent upon the British or other foreign power." Although this letter created a storm in the Sikh press and basically ignore the threat posed by Gandhi and Congress to the Sikhs. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995.
| width="25%"| {{aowh|[[Vaisakh|2. Vaisakh]]}}
* '''April 14''' [[Vaisakhi]] = Birth of [[Khalsa]], New month [[Vaisakh]] begins
* '''April 16''' [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Angad Dev]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Amar Das]], [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Har Krishan]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]]
* '''April 18''' Birth [[Guru Angad Dev]] 1504, Birth [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] 1621
* ''' May 2''' Birth [[Guru Arjan Dev]]


1965 Fateh Singh announced another fast unto death for Punjabi Suba.
| width="25%"| {{aowh|[[Jeth|3. Jeth]]}}
*'''May 15''' New month of [[Jeth]] begins
*'''May 23''' Birth [[Guru Amar Das]]
*'''June 4''' Birthday [[Bhagat Puran Singh]]
*'''June 11''' [[Gurgaddi]] [[Guru Hargobind]]


1977 Kartar Singh Khalsa Bhindrawalae passed away.
| width="25%"|{{aowh|[[Harh|4. Harh]]}}
*'''June 15''' New month of [[Harh]] begins
*'''June 16''' [[Martyrdom of Guru Arjan]]
*'''July 2''' Foundation of [[Akal Takhat]]
*'''July 5''' Birth [[Guru Hargobind]]


== August 17 ==
|- valign="top"
1923  The Babbars are produced in court.
| {{aowh|[[Saawan|5. Saawan]]}}
*'''July 16''' New month [[Saawan]] begins
*'''July 23''' Birth [[Guru Har Krishan]]
*'''Aug 5''' [[Barsi]] [[Bhagat Puran Singh]]
*'''Aug 8''' [[Morcha Guru Ka Bagh]]


1924 12th Shahidhi Jatha of 500 valiant Akali Satyagrahies, under the leadership of Jathaedar Sardar Sucha Singh from Moga, left Amritsar for Jiato. ==> WHERE IS JAITO? A village under Nabha, which falls on the Bathinda-Ferozpur railway line. It is 96 miles from Lahore and 17 miles from Bathinda. Ref. Mahan Kosh "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995
| {{aowh|[[Bhadon|6. Bhadon]]}}
*'''Aug 16''' New month of [[Bhadon]]
*'''Aug 30''' Completion of [[Adi Granth]]
*'''Sept 1''' Parkash [[Guru Granth Sahib]]
*'''Sept 12''' [[Battle of Saragarhi]]


1931 The foundation stone was laid for Sri Guru Ram Das Sarai.
|{{aowh|[[Assu|7. Assu]]}}
*'''Sept 15''' New month of [[Assu]] begins
*'''Sept 16''' [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Amar Das]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Ram Das]], [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Ram Das]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Arjan]]
*'''Sept 18''' [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Angad]]
*'''Sept 22''' [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Nanak]]
*'''Oct 9''' Birth [[Guru Ram Das]]


1947 Radcliffe Award decided the boundary between Pakistan and the Sikh Homeland.
| {{aowh|[[Katik|8. Katik]]}}
*'''Oct 15''' New month of [[Katik]]
*'''Oct 20''' [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Har Rai]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Granth Sahib]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Har Krishan]]
*'''Oct 21''' [[Joti Jot]] [[Guru Gobind Singh]]
*'''Nov 9''' [[Bandi Chhorh Divas]]
*'''Nov 11''' [[Europe remembers|Europe honors Sikhs]]


1994 Principal Satbir Singh, a renowed scholar of GurSikhism passed away in Patiala.
|- valign="top"
| {{aowh|[[Maghar|9. Maghar]]}}
*'''Nov 14''' New month of [[Maghar]] begins
*'''Nov 24''' Birth [[Guru Nanak]] 08-Nov13,  [[Shaheedi]] [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], [[Gur Gadi]] [[Guru Gobind Singh]]
*'''Nov 28''' Birth [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]]
* '''Dec 12''' Birth [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]]


| {{aowh|[[Poh|10. Poh]]}}
* '''Dec 14''' New month of [[Poh]]
* '''Dec 21''' [[Shaheedi]] [[Vada Sahibzada]]
* '''Dec 26''' [[Shaheedi]] [[Chota Sahibzada]]
* '''Jan 5''' Birth [[Guru Gobind Singh]]


==August 18 ==
| {{aowh|[[Magh|11. Magh]]}}
* '''Jan 13''' New month [[Magh]]
* '''Jan 18''' Birth [[Bhai Himmat Singh]]
* '''Jan 26''' Birth [[Baba Deep Singh]]
* '''Jan 31''' Birth [[Guru Har Rai]]
* '''Feb 11''' Birth [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]]


1887  Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhwalia, the chief of Sri Guru Singh Sabha movement, and a chief proponent of Khalsa Raj, passed away.
| {{aowh|[[Phagun|12. Phagun]]}}
* '''Feb 12''' New month [[Phagun]]
* '''Feb 21''' [[Saka Nankana Sahib]], [[Jaito Morcha]]
* '''March 4''' [[Hola Mohalla]]
* '''March 13''' End of [[Nanakshahi calendar]] year
|}


1922 Karam Singh of Jhingar, Master Dalip Singh of Gossal and Kishan Singh Gargaj visit Montgomery jail to meet Master Mota Singh.




== August 19 ==
=2007=
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== November ==


1847  Maharani Jind Kaur placed arrested in Saekhupura Jail.
9 [[Bandi Chorr Divas]] ([[Diwali]]) 9 Nov/2007 28 Oct/2008


==> Maharani JIND KAUR: was daughter of Sardar Manna Singh Auhlakh, a resident of village Chandh, district Sialkot, Tehsil Jafarwall. She was wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of Maharaja Dalip Singh. Once the British government gained control of the Khalsa Raj's affairs, she was initially kept under house arrest at Saekhupura and subsequently jailed at Chunar fort (U.P. district Mizapur). However, she escaped in a beggar's attire and reached Nepal, where she lived with dignity. In 1861, Maharani Jind Kaur reached England to visit her son Maharaja Dalip Singh, where she died on Aug. 1, 1863 at the age of 46. Her body was brought back and cremated in Nasik Nagar, on the outskirts of Bombay. On March 27, 1924, Maharaja Dalip Singh's daughter, Bamba Dalip Singh, brought the ashes of Maharani Jind Kaur from Nasik Nagar and buried it next to Maharaja Ranjit Singh's samadh. Sardar Harbans Singh Rais of Atari performed the last rights (antim Ardas) on this occasion. -Ref. Mahan Kosh (pp. 523)
11 Sikhs from Europe commemorate, Armistice Day in Ypres (Ieper), Belgian. (In 1918, on Nov 11, WW1 came to an end. Many hundreds of thousands of Sikhs died in the 2 WW's)


1928 All Parties Sikh Conference rejected Nehru report.
14 First day of the month of [[Maghar]]


== August 20 ==
24 1469 Birth Anniversary of [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji*  5 Nov/2006 24 Nov/2007 13 Nov/2008


1922  Babbar Akali Akhbar is brought out by Karam Singh.
24 1675: Shaheedi [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] Ji
: Gur Gadi [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji


1922 Babbars call to plunder treasuries through the "Babbar Akali Doaba" newpaper. ==> BABBAR AKALI DOABA - newspaper was the organ of the Babbar Akalis and it effectively spread their message in the Doaba. In all 15 issues were released from Aug. 20, 1922 to May 21, 1923. Karam Singh of Daulatpur brought out its two issues, while the rest, except three, were the work of Jathedhar Kishan Singh Gargaj. Despite best efforts, no copies of this newspapers could be located. However, all available extracts can be traced to contemporary newspapers and the court records. -Ref. "Babbar Akali Movement, A Historical Survey," by Gurcharan Singh, Aman Publications, 1993.
28 1705 Birthday [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]] Ji


1942 Protection of Sikh interests again came up in British mind. British, while preparing to leave Indian subcontinent were conscious of the fact that the Sikhs have a rightful claim to a Sikh State but did not want to create one. Mr. Amery, Secretary of State, in his letter to Viceroy linked the Sikh concern "for a degree of autonomy sufficient to protect them from Muslim domination" in the context of Pakistan scheme and sought to explore "the various possibilities they suggest in advance of any further constitutional discussions." He came to the conclusion that "a separate Sikhdom is really unworkable without extensive transfer of population", and wanted the reform department to work out contigency plans in complete secrecy. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. pp. 48-49
== October ==
9 Birth [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji / 25 Assu


1944 All Party Sikh Conference passed resolution for the creation of an independent Sikh state.
15= 1 Katik


1947 PEPSU established through a combination of eight regions.
20 Joti Jot [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji / 6 Katik


1980 Harchand Singh Longowal was elected President of the Shiromani Akali Dal. gently spoken and mild-mannered, he was assisted by a well-informed and sharp-witted writer and political commentator, of exactly his own age, Rajinder Singh, Editor of Kuami Ekta. Harchand Singh Longowal had chosen him to be his team-mate as oen of the general secretaries of the party. -Ref. "1984" by Prof. Harbans Singh, The Sikh Review, v.42:6, No. 486, June 1994.
20 Gur Gadi [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] Ji


1982 Sardar Manjit Singh alias "Musibat Singh" was killed at Rajasansi airport, Amritsar. He was shot at a point blank range by D.S.P. Bachan Singh when Manjeet Singh surrendered and came out of the plane. Subsequently, D.S.P. Bachan Singh with all the members of his family was killed except his daughter.
20 Gur Gadi [[Guru Har Krishan]] Ji


1982 Gurmit Singh's nails pulled out and hands burnt by Indian Police. Gurmit Singh of the village Dhulkot (Ludhiana) was arrested on by the police. He was taken to Rahon (Jullundur) police station where the nails of his hands and feet were pulled out by the' police and both hands burned over candles. When police failed to get any information from him, he was killed in a fake encounter. Serving Sikh Sepoy Killed: Sital Singh of the 2nd Battalion Sikh Light Infantry of the village Malwa (Amritsar), who was suspected of stealing a sten gun to give to some extremists, was beaten up by Hindu army of- ficials on the orders from the Hindu Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. S.P. Chada. One pound of chilli powder was pushed into his rectum and was also put into his eyes. This was confirmed by the postmortem report. Later, the military authorities declared that he had been killed in a brawl by one of his colleagues. Another sepoy of the same Battalion, Bir Singh, was also tortured, but he survived the torture. -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
21 Joti Jot [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji / 7 Katik


1985 Harchand Singh Longowal assasinated.
== September ==
1 First Parkash [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] Ji / 17 Bhadon


== August 21 ==
12 Battle of Saragarhi / 28 Bhadon
1664  Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji visits Kiratpur.


1982 Sardar Gurmit Singh of Dhudkot was martyred in a false police enocunter.
15 = 1 Assu


1982 Gurmit Singh Rahon killed in fake encounter after a bomb attack on Darbara Singh, the terrorist Chief Minister of Punjab.
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Amar Das]] Ji / 2 Assu


16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji


== August 22 ==
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji


1710  Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadur), escaped Bahadhur Shah's forces.
16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Arjan Dev]] Ji


1718 Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was born.
18 Gur Gadi [[Guru Angad Dev]] Ji / 4 Assu


1893 Maharaja Dalip Singh, the last prince of Maharaja Ranjit Singh passed away in exile.
22 Joti Jot [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji / 8 Assu


1909 The Anand Marriage Act was passed.
== August ==
8  = [[Morcha Guru Ka Bagh]]


1983 Classes for Khalsa College started as a middle school in a house near Hall gate in the city of Amritsar.
16 = 1 [[Bhadon]]


1981 Akali leaders met Narsimha Rao, representing the Prime Minister.
30 Completion of [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] ([[Adi Granth]]) / 15 Bhadon


1987 Sarbat Khalsa stopped by the Indian Government.
== July ==
2 Foundation of Sri [[Akal Takhat]] / 18 Harh


5 Birth [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji / 21 Harh


== August 23 ==
16 = 1 Saawan
1507  Nanak visits the house of God from river Bein. In the morning, Guru Nanak went to the river Bein to take a bath but didn't return. Everyone thought he had drawned. But apparently, he visited the house of God where he spent three days before returning to our world. While there he was offered a cup of nectar and was ordered to drink it. Guru nanak was terrified. All he could see was the blinding light and all he could hear was God's commanding voice. God ordered Guru Nanak Dev to return back to the world and spread the message of love and peace. God said he had appointed Guru Nanak Dev as His messanger. He returned at the same place he had disappeared from three days earlier. The people were horrified by the miracle of his disappearing in the river and reappearing from the same place three days later. -Ref. "The Sikh Religion and The Sikh People," by Dr. S.S. Kapoor, Hemkunt Press, New Delhi, 1992.


1922 Babbars appeal for Panthic unity through "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper. ==> BABBAR AKALI DOABA - newspaper was the organ of the Babbar Akalis and it effectively spread their message in the Doaba. In all 15 issues were released from Aug. 20, 1922 to May 21, 1923. Karam Singh of Daulatpur brought out its two issues, while the rest, except three, were the work of Jathedhar Kishan Singh Gargaj. Despite best efforts, no copies of this newspapers could be located. However, all available extracts can be traced to contemporary newspapers and the court records. -Ref. "Babbar Akali Movement, A Historical Survey," by Gurcharan Singh, Aman Publications, 1993.
23 Birth [[Guru Har Krishan]] Ji / 8 Saawan


1940 Congress betrays Sikhs in Punjab in return for an overall settlement.
== June ==
11 Gur Gadi [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji / 28 Jeth


1978 Baba Nischal Singh Ji, a devoted member of Panthic Saewaks, passed away.
15 = 1 Harh


16 Shaheedi [[Guru Arjan Dev]] Ji / 2 Harh


== August 24 ==


1581  Gur Gadhi, Fifth Patshah, Guru Arjan Dev Ji. ==> GURU ARJAN DEV (1563-1606) Guru Arjan, the 'Prince of Martyrs' and the 'Prophet of Peace', proffered his precious life to nurture the glory that was to be the Sikh Panth. The Fifth Master's life was marked by divine bliss and sublime sacrifices, born of a sweet acceptance of God's Will. Gifted with a quintessential poetic afflatus, and immeasurable imaginative sympathies, the Guru gave the movement of Sikhism a definite direction, perspective and program. He made the new faith coeval or coextensive with the whole gamut of existence and raised its exquisite edifice on values for which there is neither death nor change. Guru Arjan Dev adorned the sacred throne of Guru Nanak from Sept. 1, 1581 to May 30, 1606. Born at Goindwal on April 15, 1563, he was the youngest and noblest son of Guru Ram Das and Mata Bibi Bhani. On 23 Hadh sunmat 1636, he married Ganga Devi, daughter of Krishan Chand of Mau village. He had an innate poetic sensibility which was exquisitely displayed in the epistles that he sent to his father from Lahore. They are deeply expressive of the pangs of separation and the exuberance of Love. The Fourth Master's decision to make Guru Arjan his spiritual heir was bitterly opposed by Prithvi Chand who contended that being the eldest son, he alone was entitled to the Guruship. Thus, he could never reconcile himself to his younger brother's installation as Guru.
== May ==


2 Birth [[Guru Arjan Dev]] 1563 / 19 Vaisakh


1820 Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa reaches Kashmir and was appointed Nazim (Governor). He remained in this position for less than two years. During his reign, he freed agricultural labour from Begar and encouraged the shawl and wood carving industries by giving loans in cash and kind. He encouraged cultivating of saffron. The land revenue was reduced from Rs. 61 lakhs to Rs. 13 lakhs. It was enhanced later when agriculture production improved. Kashmiri shawls and wookwork were exported to Europe.
15 = 1 Jeth


1932 Sikhs rejected the Communal Award.
23 Birth [[Guru Amar Das]] 1479 / 9 Jeh
== [[April]] ==


9 Birthday [[Sahibzada Jujhar Singh]] 1691 / 27 Chet


== August 25 ==
14 Vaisakhi = 1 Vaisakh = Birth of Khalsa 1699


1581  Jotti Jot, Fourth Patshah, Guru Ram Das Ji. ==> GURU RAM DAS (1534-1581). the Fourth Master, ascended the holy gaddi (throne) of Guru Nanak in 1574 and continued to adorn the exalted office till 1581. Though he was the son-in-law of Guru Amar Das, being married to his daughter Bibi Bhani, yet he revered the Third Master as a Guru with an unwavering fervor. Inebriated with the nectar of the divine Nam, he spurned delights, and spent all his time in an ecstatic communion with the Lord through moments of deep meditation. Originally called Jetha Ji, Guru Ram Das was born in a Sodhi family at Lahore in 1534. His parents died when he was just a child. He was, therefore, brought up by his maternal grandparents. He had an opportunity to visit Goindwal, the seat of the Third Master, at a time when the bavali was being dug through voluntary labor. He immersed himself in this labor of love with such a rare verve and dedication that he won the Guru's appreciation and recognition. The Third Master was so highly pleased with the disciple that he gave his daughter Bibi Bhani to him in marriage. Nevertheless, he served Guru Amar Das with as much love and devotion as ever before. It was in 1574 that he was invested with Guruship and named Guru Ram Das.
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Angad Dev]] Ji / 3 Vaisakh


1637 Bhai Gurdas Ji passed away. ==> BHAI GURDAS: was a true GurSikh, who was a close brother of Bibi Bhani Ji. He adopted the Sikh faith from Fourth Patshah, Sri Guru Ram Das Ji, in 1636 and learned the essence of GurSikhism from the Fifth Patshah, Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji. Bhai Gurdas eventually became a full-fledged GurSikh preacher and effectively propagated the GurSikhism tenants. He preached concentrated in Lahore, Agra, Kanshi and surrounding region. The very first copy of Sri Guru Granth Sahib commissioned by Guru Arjun Dev Patshah was hand scribed by Bhai Gurdas. Bhai Sahib's own writings, 40 Vara and 556 Kabit, represents a wealth of knowledge about and a detailed exposition of GurSikhism principles. Bhai Sahib's writings represent the most detailed "Rehatmana" on GurSikhism. In Guru Arjun Patshah's own word, "study of Bhai Sahib's writings is a source of Sikhi". Bhai Sahib's writings are widely acknowledged as the "THE KEY" to unlocking the treasures and understanding the message of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Therefore detailed study of Bhai Sahib's writings is considered a mandatory pre-requisite for any study of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Further, Bhai Gurdas Ji's writings are blessed with the unique honor of mandatory recitation during every diwan. This honor was bestowed by Sri Guru Arjun Dev Patshah. According to the "Sikh Rehat Maryada", Bhai Sahib's writing are among the Banis accepted for recitation outside of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Others with similar honor include the Bani of Dassam Granth and the writings of Bhai Nand Lal Ji. Bhai Gurdas Ji passed away on Bhado Sudhi 8, sunmat 1694 at Goindwal Sahib, during Sixth Patshah, Sri Guru Har Gobind's period. Guru Sahib personally conducted the last rights and the cremation of Bhai Gurudas Ji's body. -Ref. Mahan Kosh (pp. 416)
16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Amar Das]] Ji  


1977 Jarnail Singh Bhindrawalae assumed responsibility of Chief sewadar of Damdami Taksal.
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Har Krishan]] Ji


16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] Ji


== August 26 ==
18 Birth [[Guru Angad Dev]] 1504 / 5 Vaisakh
1507  Guru Nanak returned from the house of God and issued first commandment at Sultanpur. Guru Nanak returned from the house of God. Three days earlier he went to river Bein to take a bath but didn't return. As such he was persumed drawned. However, he returned from the same spot that he had disappeared three days earlier and stated the first commandment that God was one, the parent of us all. People need not quarrel over religion, for God is neither Hindu nor Muslim. He is one God of the whole universe and no one should forget Him even for a moment. He said that God was beyond time, beyond births and deaths, that God was without fear and enmity. He was the creator of all the worlds in this Universe. "Ek Onkar Satnaam Karta Purakh Nirbhau Nirvaer Akal Murat Ajuni Sae Bhang Gur Parsaad"


1679 Janam Din Bhai Daya Singh, one of the first five Sikh initiated members of the Khalsa order. Bhai Daya Singh Ji was born in Lahore to father Sudo Khatri and mother Dayali. On the 1699 Baisakhi day, Bhai Daya Singh was the very first to answer Guru Gonbind Singh Ji's call for "Sis Baeta". He was one of the first five selected GurSikhs to be initiated into the Khalsa order established by Guru Gobind Singh on the Vaisakhi of 1699. He was 30 years of age at this time. He passed away in 1708 besides the banks of Godawari in Nanded. Bhai Daya Singh was the recognized leader among the Panj Payaras.
18 Birth [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] 1621
== March ==


1931 SGPC resolved to launch a morcha for liberating Gurdwara Daska.
4 [[Hola Mohalla]] 2007


1980 With the protection of Baba Nihal Singh, Krishan Kaur Khalsa was the first woman to perform kirtan, in recent time, within the confines of Sri Harimandir Sahib. Vikram Singh Khalsa was performing kirtan on the Gurupurab for the birthday for Guru Ram Das Ji. This kirtan was for a Bhog on the roof of the Harimandir Sahib -- not in the main hall. When he finished, he motioned for Krishna Kaur Khalsa to play. As she began some SGPC sevadars moved to stop her but Baba Nihal Singh and some other Nihungs stood in their way and protected her right to perform kirtan within the confines of the Harimandir Sahib. Still no Sikh woman has performed kirtan in the main darbar. In 1979, Sikhs of American descent performed Kirtan in Darbar Sahib for the very first time while observing Guru Ram Das's Prakash Utsav. Sardar Vikram Singh Khalsa, Ajeet Singh Khalsa, and Guru Sangat Singh Khalsa performed kirtan in the main darbar.
14 = 1 [[Chet]] [[Nanakshahi]] New Year


14 Gur Gadi [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji(??11/12)  /1 Chet


== August 27 ==
19 Joti Jot [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji 6 Chet
1922  Piara Singh Langeri, ex-Ghadrite, participated in the General meeting of the Akali Dal. He influenced the Sikhs to take up arms and became an integral part of the Babbar Akali Jatha, under Jathedar Krishan Singh Gargaj. -Ref. "Babbar Akali Movement, A Historical Survey," by Gurcharan SIngh, Aman Publications, 1993.


1923 Main GurSikhs of Gurudwara Gangsar Jaito's Diwan were arrested by British government.
22 Diary for 2008: [[Hola Mohalla]]/26 Mar/2005 15 Mar/2006 4 Mar/2007 22 Mar/2008




== August 28 ==
== February ==
1921  SGPC, headed by S. Kharak Singh endorsed the policy of non-cooperation with the British government.


1923 "The Nation" newspaper was purchased by the Sikhs to project and protect Sikh interests.
11 Birthday [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]] Ji 30 Magh


1958 Akali Conference Baba Bakala demands the formation of Punjabi Suba.
12 New month [[Phagun]]


1977 General House of the Akali Dal approved the famous 1973 Anandpur Sahib's resolution. ==> THE ANANDPUR SAHIB RESOLUTION (POLITICAL CLAUSE)
21 Saka Nankana Sahib /10 Phagun
Passed by the Working Committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal Ludhiana, Punjab, October 17, 1973. NOTE:- document that some say, started the 1984 ghalughaara of the Sikhs


1977 Sikh Dharma International Headquarters was established.
21 Jaito Morcha




== August 29 ==
== [[January]] ==
1923  Sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at jaito by the British.


1983 "Work stopage" movement launched by Shiromani Akli Dal.
5 Birth [[Guru Gobind Singh]] 1666 /23 Poh


13 New month [[Magh]]


== August 30 ==
18 Birth [[Bhai Himmat Singh]] 1661
1845  Murder of Kanwar Peshaura Singh.


26 Birth [[Baba Deep Singh]] 1682


== August 31 ==
31 Birth [[Guru Har Rai]] 1630/19 Magh
1923  Famous encounter at Babeli village between Babbar Akalis and the Police that left 4 Babbars killed.


1930 Baba Kharak Singh was brought on a stretcher to the SGPC meeting. He threatened to resign unless the Shiromani Akali Dal refused to fight under the Congress flag which did not include the Sikh color. He did not want the Sikhs to be taken for granted. The Punjab Provincial Congress Committee (PPCC) recommended the incorporation of the Sikh color in the national flag. But Jawaharlal Nehru, then Congress President, was amused and termed the PPCC decision as hasty and untimely.
=2006=


1981 Marked the ultimatum date for acceptance of Sikh demands. This ultimatum was issued by Shiromani Akali Dal at the World Sikh Convention.
== December ==


1995 Beant Singh, then 73-year-old chief minister of Punjab, was killed in a powerful car bomb blast at the high-security State Secretariat in Chandigarh, India. A dozen security personnel were also killed and 30 others injured as the blast blew off the Chief Minister's car to smithereens and damaged other vehicles. Under Beant Singh's chief ministership, Sikh youth were specifically targeted for elimination while the Indian goverment credited him with putting down terrorism and restoring peace in the State. The assasination showed that the committed bands of Sikh militants, fighting for an independent, Khalistan, were still capable of striking at select and well protected targets.
12 Birthday [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]] Ji / 29 Maghar
 
14 = 1 Poh
 
21 Shaheedi [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]], [[Sahibzada Jujhar Singh]] , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib / 8 Poh
 
26 Shaheedi  [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]], [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]], and [[Mata Gujri]] Ji / 13 Poh
 
 
== November ==
 
* November 9, Bandi Chorr Divas ([[Diwali]]) 9 Nov/2007 28 Oct/2008
 
* November 11, Sikhs from Europe commemorate, Armistice Day in Ypres (Ieper), Belgian. (In 1918, on Nov 11, WW1 came to an end. Many hundreds of thousands of Sikhs died in the 2 WW's)
 
* November 14 = First day of the month of [[Maghar]]
 
* 'November 24, 1469 Birth Anniversary of [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji*  5 Nov/2006 24 Nov/2007 13 Nov/2008
 
* November 24,1675:
 
** Shaheedi [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] Ji
 
** Gur Gadi [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji
 
* November 28, 1705 Birthday [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]] Ji
 
== October ==
9 Birth [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji / 25 Assu
 
15= 1 Katik
 
20 Joti Jot [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji / 6 Katik
 
20 Gur Gadi [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] Ji
 
20 Gur Gadi [[Guru Har Krishan]] Ji
 
21 Joti Jot [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji / 7 Katik
 
== September ==
1 First Parkash [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] Ji / 17 Bhadon
 
12 Battle of Saragarhi / 28 Bhadon
 
15 = 1 Assu
 
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Amar Das]] Ji / 2 Assu
 
16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji
 
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji
 
16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Arjan Dev]] Ji
 
18 Gur Gadi [[Guru Angad Dev]] Ji / 4 Assu
 
22 Joti Jot [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji / 8 Assu
 
 
== August ==
8  = [[Morcha Guru Ka Bagh]]
 
16 = 1 [[Bhadon]]
 
30 Completion of [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] ([[Adi Granth]]) / 15 Bhadon
 
== July ==
2 Foundation of Sri [[Akal Takhat]] / 18 Harh
 
5 Birth [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji / 21 Harh
 
16 = 1 Saawan
 
23 Birth [[Guru Har Krishan]] Ji / 8 Saawan
 
== June ==
11 Gur Gadi [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji / 28 Jeth
 
15 = 1 Harh
 
16 Shaheedi [[Guru Arjan Dev]] Ji / 2 Harh
 
 
== May ==
 
2 Birth [[Guru Arjan Dev]] 1563 / 19 Vaisakh
 
15 = 1 Jeth
 
23 Birth [[Guru Amar Das]] 1479 / 9 Jeh
 
== [[April]] ==
 
9 Birthday [[Sahibzada Jujhar Singh]] 1691 / 27 Chet
 
14 Vaisakhi = 1 Vaisakh = Birth of Khalsa 1699
 
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Angad Dev]] Ji / 3 Vaisakh
 
16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Amar Das]] Ji
 
16 Joti Jot [[Guru Har Krishan]] Ji
 
16 Gur Gadi [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] Ji
 
18 Birth [[Guru Angad Dev]] 1504 / 5 Vaisakh
 
18 Birth [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] 1621
 
== March ==
14 = 1 Chet Nanakshahi New Year
 
14 Gur Gadi [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji(??11/12)  /1 Chet
 
15 Hola Mohalla
 
19 Joti Jot [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji 6 Chet
 
26 Hola Mohalla* 2005 15 Mar/2006 4 Mar/2007 22 Mar/2008
 
== February ==
11 Birthday [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]] Ji 30 Magh
 
12 = 1 Phagun
 
21 Saka Nankana Sahib /10 Phagun
 
21 Jaito Morcha
 
== January ==
5 Birth [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji /23 Poh
 
13 = 1 Magh
 
31 Birth [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji /19 Magh
 
 
 
=2005=
 
== December ==
12 Birthday [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]] Ji / 29 Maghar
 
14 = 1 Poh
 
21 Shaheedi [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]], [[Sahibzada Jujhar Singh]] , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib / 8 Poh
 
26 Shaheedi  [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]], [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]], and [[Mata Gujri]] Ji / 13 Poh
 
 
 
== November ==
 
* '''November 1, 1926''' Bandi Chorr Divas ([[Diwali]])* 2005 & 21 Oct /2006 9 Nov/2007 28 Oct/2008
 
* '''November 14''' = First day of the month of Maghar
 
* '''November 15,1469''' Birth Anniversary of [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji*  5 Nov/2006 24 Nov/2007 13 Nov/2008
 
* '''November 24,1675:'''
 
** Shaheedi [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] Ji
 
** Gur Gadi [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji
 
* '''November 28, 1705'''  Birthday [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]] Ji
 
 
== October ==
 
'''October 1'''
 
* '''1778'''  The mosque that was constructed on site of Bangla Sahib Gurdwara was removed by the Sikhs under the leadership of Sardar Baghel Singh.
 
* '''1873''' Inaugural meeting of Sri Guru Singh Sabha was held at Manji Sahib, Amritsar. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History" by Sangat Singh, 1995
 
* '''1961''' Master Tara Singh broke his fast that started on Aug. 15, 1961 to protest against the discriminatory attitude of the government of India in not forming a Punjabi Speaking State demanded by the Sikhs. Prime Ministers offer to appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the matter, prevailed upon Master Tara Singh to break his fast. Soon thereafter, Government of India issued a notification which read: "Various charges have been made about discrimination against the Sikhs in Punjab. This has culminated in Master Tara Singh, a veteran Akali leader, taking the extreme step of fast unto death. The Government is strongly of the opinion that in a democratic set up, such an extreme step is neither called for nor justified and therefore, the fast should be terminated immediately, however, in the present context of doubt and suspicion the Government has given thought to this matter and considered it advisable in accordance with the announcement made by the Prime Minister in the Parliament to appoint a Commission. This Commission may go into the general question of discrimination, and examine any charges of differential treatment or grievances of the Sikhs. The appointment of the Commission would naturally take some time, but propose to do so as early as possible." This official notification clearly recognizes Sikhs as a district political group. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1, By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 51
 
'''October 2'''
 
1926  The first meeting of General Members of SGPC held under guidance of Gurdwara Act of 1925, was held to elect their office bearers. It was at this meeting the name Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) was approved through a resolution and adopted unanimously. Baba Kharak Singh elected President and Master Tara Singh became Vice President.
 
1986 Karmjit Singh Sunam was arrested for attacking Rajiv Gandhi at Raj Ghat in presence of the full diplomatic core.
 
 
'''October 3'''
 
No events available.
 
 
'''October 4'''
 
1708  Guru Gobind Singh appointed Baba Gurbaksh Singh (Banda Bahadur) as the Jathedar of the Panth and attached to him five leading Sikhs Bawa Binod Singh, Kahan Singh, Bhagwant Singh, Koer Singh, and Baz Singh
These Sikhs were to provide the corporate leadership to the Khalsa. The Guru handed him a seal, five arrows from his quiver and the Nishan sahib, flag pole. Baba Gurbaksh Singh accompanied by about 25 Sikhs left for the Punjab on this day, to punish the Subedar of Sirhind, and uproot the oppressive Mughal rule.
 
1708 Guru Gobind Singh stabbed by Jamshed Khan, a hired assassin. Evening of the day when Baba Gurbaksh Singh left for Punjab, Guru Gobind Singh was visited by two Pathans. One of them was commissioned by Wazir Khan, Subedar of Sirhind. to assassinate Guru Gobind Singh. Wazir Khan was afraid of the ongoing talks between the Guru and Emporer Bahadhur Shah who had ordered Wazir Kahn to pay Guru Gobind Singh a sum of Rupees 300/day. One of the Pathans, Bashal Beg kept a vigil outside the Guru's tent while Jamshed Khan, the hired assassin stabbed the Guru twice. He was killed in one stroke by the Guru himself, while the guards outside killed the other. The wound was sewn up the following day, by an English Surgeon, named Cole.
 
1930 Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh released from imprisonment.
He was arrested on May 9, 1915 for participating in an unsuccessful attempt to attack Ferozepur Fort on November 27, 1914. "Babbar Akali Movement, A Historical Survey," by Gurcharan Singh, Aman Publications, 1993.
 
 
'''October 5'''
 
1708  SPIRITUAL guruship passed to Sri Guru Adi Granth while CORPORATE guruship transferred to Guru Khalsa Panth. Mata Sahib Devan was given the title of being the "MOTHER OF KHALSA”. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History,"
by Sangat Singh, 1995
 
1983 6 Hindu passengers murdered near Dhilwa. As a result the Punjab government was suspended and President's direct rule imposed over the State.
 
 
'''October 6'''
 
1506  Janam Utsav(Birthday), Baba Buddha Ji.born at Kathunangal, Amritsar.
 
1840 Davender Singh, son of Jasvant Singh became the King of Nabha.
 
1920 The control of Babe Ki Baer at Sialkot passed over to SGPC.
This was the first Gurudwara to be liberated after Khalsa Sewak Jatha of local Sikhs, despite hurdles, started performing daily services at the Gurudwara and restarted Guru Ka Langar. C.M. King, the commissioner of Lahore Division, approved the Committee of 13 persons under Baba Kharak Singh to control and manage the Gurdwara.
 
1922 Babbars appealed, through their "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper, to Sikhs in British forces to join the Babbar ranks.
 
1963 Baba Khadak Singh, leading Panth luminary, passed away.
 
 
'''October 7'''
 
1506  Janam Utsav(Birthday), Baba Buddha Ji.born at Kathunangal, Amritsar.
 
1661 JYOTI JOT, Patshahi Seventh, Guru Har Rai Ji.
 
1661 GUR GADDI, Patshahi eighth, Guru Har Krishan Ji.
 
1840 Davender Singh, son of Jasvant Singh became the King of Nabha.
 
1920 The control of Babe Ki Baer at Sialkot passed over to SGPC.
This was the first Gurudwara to be liberated after Khalsa Sewak Jatha of local Sikhs, despite hurdles, started performing daily services at the Gurudwara and restarted Guru Ka Langar. C.M. King, the commissioner of Lahore Division, approved the Committee of 13 persons under Baba Kharak Singh to control and manage the Gurdwara.
 
1922 Babbars appealed, through their "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper, to Sikhs in British forces to join the Babbar ranks.
 
1963 Baba Khadak Singh, leading Panth luminary, passed away.
 
 
 
'''October 8'''
 
1745  Bhai Taru Singh's scalp was removed by orders of Nawab Zakaria Khan.
 
1839 Maharaja Khadak Singh was dethroned by Dogras and Maharaja's chief advisor, Sardar Chaet Singh Bajwa was murdered.
This event took place barely three months after the demise of Ranjit Singh and marked the beginning of a long drawn tragedy of intrigues and murders of royal princes and high officials.
 
1968 Master and Sant Akali Dal merged into Shiromani Akali Dal and redefined the political goals of the Sikhs in the context of present day India.
Their reaffirmation of Guru Gobind Singh's litenay "Raj Karega Khalsa," published in the official organ of SGPC reads as: "The political objective of the Panth, well grounded in the commandments of Guru Gobind Singh and concretely shaped by the Sikh History, is world-famous and well known.Explaining this S. Kapur Singh, Ex. ICS who had drafted the document, said: "In this statement, a new interpretation has been given to the divinely fixed goal of the Khalsa Panth and that interpretation has been accepted by the Shiromani Akali Dal, the essence of which is that the Sikhs are sui generis, a free and sovereign people and this right is inalienable of this status of the Sikh people is possible withinthe sovereign and territorial integrity of India, India being the matrix of clan which vivifies the political aspirations of the Sikh people." Mr. Kapur Singh went on to propound that in such countries as the USSR and the USA there were many nations brought together in one free, sovereign counrty and in the Constitution of India it should be possible to reconcile teh sui generis status of the Sikhs within a seovereign, united India. It cannot be beyond the ingenuity of the political thinkers and constitutional experts to devise a framework in which this sui generis right of the Sikh people as well as the integrity of the country and the indivisibility of the nation is reconciled. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 53-54.
 
'''October 9'''
 
1664  Sikh masses rediscovered their Ninth Guru with the help of Makhan Shah.
 
1839 Barely three months after Ranjit Singh's death, the conspirators forced their entry into the Lahore fort, after killing the guards and whoever chose to come their way. Dogra Dhian Singh plunged his dagger twice into the heart of Chet Singh Bajwa disregarding his pathetic appeals and that of Kharak Singh who was taken into custody and confined to his palace. That was the first step in the ascendancy of Dogra Dhian Singh who virtually emerged as the King-maker, and firmed up his grip over the Darbar.
 
1955 The Hindu members of the States Organization Comission, rejected the demand of Punjabi speaking state. The Third member, a non-Hindu favored it.
 
1960 Sikh prisoners, who refused to sign apology papers, were fired upon in Bathinda jail. 4 Sikhs were killed and several others were injured.
 
1992 Sukhdev Singh "Sukha" and Harjinder Singh "Jinda" were hanged until death in Puna Jail. On Aug. 10th, 1985, they gunned down General Vadiaya after his retirement from the Indian army. General Vadiya was the Chief of the Indian Army who ordered the attack on the holiest of the holy shrines at Amritsar and elsewhere in Punjab during 1984 operations.
 
 
'''October 10'''
 
* '''1946'''  Ishar Singh Mahjaiol moved a resolution, in the Indian house, for the creation of a Sikh State. The resolution was seconded by Sardar Swaran Singh.
 
* '''1947''' The newly formed Indian Government declared Sikhs as criminals. The Governor of Punjab, Chandu Lal Trivedi, issued a circular which was sent to all district magistrates in the State. The circular reads: "Sikhs as a community are a lawless people and are a menace to the law abiding Hindus in the province. Deputy Commissioners should take special measures against them." Interesting the circular recognises Sikhs as a distinct group. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 51.
 
* '''1982''' A National Protest was conducted by the UK [[Sikh]]s. The procession headed by Sant [[Baba Puran Singh]] Ji started from Hyde Park and ended at 10, Downing Street where a petition signed by more than 75000 people protesting against the ruling of Lord Denning was presented to the British Prime Minster. In '''July 1982''', British Appeal Court headed by Lord Denning gave the ruling that "Sikhs are not protected by the Race Relations Act as Sikhs are not a racial group but a distict religious community." The case concerned Park Grove, a private boy's school in Edgbaston. Mr. Mandla, a devout Sikh and a Birmingham solicitor, applied to send his son there but wanted him to wear the Sikh turban as well as the school uniform. The school declared that it had nothing against Sikhs as such but would not allow them to wear turbans or leave their hair uncut. Mr. Mandla took his son elsewhere, but Commission for Racial Equality brought an action against the school and its headmaster. Birmingham Country Court judge on Dec. 10, 1980 held that the Park Grove Private School, Bristol Road, Birmingham was not guilty of racial discrimination under the Race Relations Act 1976. The appellate court dismissed with costs the appeal against that order. Lord Denning in his judgement observed "under the Act, it is perfectly lawful to discriminate against groups of people so long as it is not on racial grounds. You can discriminate against the Moonies or Skinheads or any other person to whom you take objection, no matter whether your objection is reasonable or unreasonable." The judgemenmt caused acute resentment amongst the Sikhs who felt their comparison with Moonies and Skinheads are both insensitive and insulting. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 69-70.
 
'''October 11'''
 
1710  Khalsa army fought a pitched battle and captured Rahon.
Shamas Khan, the sub-Governor of the Jullandhar-Doab zone declared jehad against the Sikhs to check their rapid advances. As a result a pitched battle was founght. Under the cover of darkness the Sikhs retreated. Shamas Khan claimed it as a victory and left the battlefield. After his departure, the Sikhs captured Rahon.
 
1711 Keso Singh and six other Bhat's were buried alive, under orders of Emperor Bahadhur Shah. The other six were: Desaa Singh* (brother) Hari Singh* (brother) Narbadh Singh* (son) Tara Singh Sevaa Singh Deva Singh Keso Singh Bhatt was son of Boh-th, grandson of Keeratt, and great-grandson of Bhikkha Bhat who converted to Sikhism and his bani is present in the holy Guru Granth Sahib . They were three brothers, namely Keso Singh, Desaa Singh, and Hari Singh.
 
1770 The combined forces of Sikh Misls crossed the Jamuna and attacked Gangetic Doab to punish the muslim Nawabs for atrocities against their own people.
 
1988 Chaman Lal, the Inspector General of BSF (Border Security Force), resigned to protest the collusion of the State with Jasbir Singh Rode.
 
 
'''October 12'''
 
1920  So called Low Caste Sikhs were denied entry into Harimander Sahib. The newly baptised "low caste Sikhs", at the annual session of Khalsa Bradari, were taken to the Golden Temple accompanied by reformers. This was a direct challenge to the Mahants. The priets of Sri Harimander Sahib refused to accept Karah prasad from them or offer prayers for them. However, the reformers insisted on the right of every Sikh to do that. After theological discussions, Sri Guru Garnth Sahib was consulted. The Granthi amongst the objectors, read out third Guru's hymn, "Brother, He showers grace even on those who have no merit and takes from them true Guru's service. By touch of Philosopher's stone, i.e., base metal has become gold ... Our light has blended with His light, and we have become one with Him." The priets, visibly affected offered prayers and accepted prasad from the hands of the newly converted Sikhs. When the whole party went to Sri Akal Takhat, the priests there fled leaving the Guru Granth Sahib unattended. Bhai Kartar Singh Jhabbar and Teja Singh of Bhucher appointed a committee of 25 Sikhs for the management of Sri Akal Takhat. Thus the pujaris ousted themsleves. They did not return even when called by Sunder Singh Ramgarhia, the new Sarbrah. They were accused of sacrilege. The following day, the Deputy Commissioner constituted a provisional committee of nine, all reformers, including Prof. Teja Singh, Bawa Harkrishan Singh, Teja Singh Bhuchar, Kartar Singh Jhabbar and others with Sunder Singh Ramgarhia, as its head to manage the two shrines. Teja Singh Bhuchar was appointed the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat. There was no plan for the struggle that so miraculously developed into the Gurudwara Reform Movement.
 
1920 Sri Akal Takhat came under Panthic control of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee. Bhai Teja Singh of Bhuchar made a suddden swoop on the Akal Takhat and took possesion of the shrine.
 
1923 Babbar Dalipa of Dhamian arrested at Mian Channun, District Montgomery.
 
1923 Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and Shiromani Akali Dal were declared unlawful bodies. The government took, with serious concern, the political demand for restoration of the Maharaja of Nabha who was forcibly deposed on July 8, 1923. On this demand, the government brooked no compromise. The goverment was concious that all, other issues behind jaito agitation were religious in nature and had stirred deep feelings among the community. As such, it has permitted the Jathas to move unhindered in the British teritory and wanted to deal with them in Nabha state territory. The Jathas, once in Nabha, were told to give an undertaking that they will not indulge in political activity; i,e., ask for the restoration of Maharaja etc etc. A policy of repression was institiated. Both organizations were declared unlawful and 50 members of the SGPC were arrested and charged with conspiracy to wage war against Government. -Source "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995.
 
1982 A Sikh procession carrying the ashes of the 34 Sikhs, killed on September 11, 1982 was fired upon by the police near the Indian Parliament House.
Four Sikhs were killed including a saint, Jang Singh. The police also fired inside the Gurdwara. An Indian daily newspaper "Indian Express" published the photograph of police aiming their rifles towards the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj and in the picture, Sikhs could be seen very, very far away from the scene. -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.
 
1996 Sri Singh Sahib, Ranjit Singh, Jathedar Sri Akal Takhat, was released after 13 years of jail. He was accused of killing the Nirankari Chief in Delhi in 1980.
 
 
'''October 13'''
 
1973  Sardar Kapur Singh bestowed the honor, "National Professor of Sikhism" by Sri Akal Takhat.
 
1979 President of Pakistan confers certain rights on Sikhs as a distict entity, by signing a historical document on the occasion of official visit to Pakistan by an International Sikh Delegation. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989.  Page 52.
 
 
'''October 14'''
 
1664  Guru Tegh Bahadur took formal possession of Guru's property.
 
1745 Sarbat Khalsa met at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Amritsar. Dal Khalsa was organized and distributed into 25 Jathas.
 
1981 Giani Zail Singh the President of India declares the innocence of Bhindrawale.
 
1983 Four Sikhs martyred in fake police encounters at Khadur Sahib.
 
 
'''October 15'''
 
1708  Bhog ceremony for Guru Gobind Singh.
 
1981 Jarnail Singh Bhindranwalae released unconditionally.
 
==Other Important Days==
 
'''Chet'''
1 Chet / 14 March - Nanakshahi New Year Day
2 Chet / 15 March - S. Baghel Singh's conquest of Delhi
12 Chet / 25 March - Shaheedi Bhai Subeg Singh, Bhai Shahbaz Singh
27 Chet / 9 April - Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji
 
'''Vaisakh'''
1 Vaisakh / 14 April (Vaisakhi) - Birth Anniversary of Khalsa
 
'''Jeth'''
3 Jeth / 17 May - Chhota Ghallughara
21 Jeth / 4 June - 1984 Ghallughara (Attack on Sri Akal Takht Sahib)
23 Jeth / 6 June - Shaheedi Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji
 
'''Harh'''
11 Harh / 25 June - Shaheedi Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur
15 Harh / 29 June - Barsi Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji
25 Harh / 9 July - Shaheedi Bhai Mani Singh Ji
 
'''Sawan'''
1 Sawan / 16 July - Shaheedi Bhai Taru Singh Ji
24 Sawan / 8 August - Morcha Guru Ka Bagh
 
'''Bhadon'''
15 Bhadon / 30 August 2004 - Mela Baba Bakala
 
'''Assu'''
17 Assu / 1 October - Foundation Day Singh Sabha
21 Assu / 5 October - Mela Beerh Baba Buddha Ji
 
'''Katik'''
8 Katik / 22 October 2004 - Khalsa Darbar
14 Katik / 28 October - Foundation Day Chief Khalsa Diwan
14 Katik / 28 October - Saka Panja Sahib
18 Katik / 1 November - Punjabi Suba Day
 
22 Katik''' / 5 November  1840 - At the age of thirty-eight,Maharaja Kharak Singh,son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, died. Nau Nihal singh became a king in name as well as power,after performing the last rites at the funeral pyre of his father, as he was passing under the covered gateway, when a portion of the structure fell on him, he later expired during the night of 5-6 november.      
30 Katik / 13 November - Shaheedi Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed
 
'''Maghar'''
1 Maghar / 14 November - Foundation Day SGPC
11 Maghar / 24 November - Shaheedi Bhai Mati Das Ji, and Bhai Sati Das Ji
15 Maghar / 28 November - Birthday Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji
19 Maghar / 2 December - Shaheedi Baba Gurbakhsh Singh Ji
29 Maghar / 12 December - Birthday Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji
30 Maghar / 13 December - Foundation Day Shromani Akali Dal
 
'''Poh'''
8 Poh / 21 December - Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib ---- 300th Anniversary
8 Poh / 21 December - Shaheedi Baba Jeevan Singh Ji
13 Poh / 26 December - Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji's passing away ---- 300th Anniversary
 
'''Magh'''
1 Magh / 13 January - Mela Maghi Muktsar
1 Magh / 13 January - Foundation Day Sri Harimandar Sahib
7 Magh / 19 January - Morcha for Keys
25 Magh / 6 February - Mela Kottha Sahib
27 Magh / 8 February - Great Holocast
30 Magh / 11 February - Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji
 
'''Phagun'''
10 Phagun / 21 February - Saka Nankana Sahib
10 Phagun / 21 February - Jaito Morcha


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Nanakshahi Calendar: Important dates

Main article: Nanakshahi Calendar
Important Events Nanakshahi Date Common Era Calendar
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru 23 Poh 5 Jan
Birth of Guru Har Rai, the seventh Sikh 19 Magh 31 Jan
Guru Har Rai becomes the seventh Guru of the Sikhs
Nanakshahi New Year commences
Hola Mohalla festival
1 Chet 14 Mar
Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, passes away 6 Chet 19 Mar
Birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and the founder of Sikhism Vaisakhi, the ordination of the Khalsa 1 Vaisakh 14 Apr
Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru, passes away 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
Guru Amar Das becomes the third Guru of the Sikhs 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
Guru Harkrishan, the eighth Guru of the Sikhs, passes away 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes the Ninth Guru of the Sikhs 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
Birth of Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru 5 Vaisakh 18 Apr
Birth of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru of the Sikhs 5 Vaisakh 18 Apr
Birth of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru 19 Vaisakh 2 May
Birth of Guru Amar Das, the third Sikh Guru 9 Jeth 23 May
Guru Hargobind becomes the sixth Guru of the Sikhs 28 Jeth 11 Jun
Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, in martyred by Chandu Shah in Lahore 2 Harh 16 Jun
Birth of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru 21 Harh 5 Jul
Guru Hargobind Sahib Miri-Piri Diwas 6 Sawan 21 Jul
Guru Harkrishan Sahib - birthday 8 Sawan 23 Jul
Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture, is installed at the Golden Temple for the first time 17 Bhadon 1 Sep
Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of the Sikhs, passes away 2 Asu 16 Sep
Guru Ram Das becomes the fourth Guru of the Sikhs 2 Asu 16 Sep
Guru Ramdas, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, passes away 2 Asu 16 Sep
Guru Arjan becomes the fifth Guru of the Sikhs 2 Asu 16 Sep
Guru Angad becomes the second Guru of the Sikhs 4 Asu 18 Sep
Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, passes away 8 Asu 22 Sep
Birth of Guru Ramdas, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs 25 Asu 9 Oct
Guru Har Rai, the seventh Guru of the Sikhs, passes away 6 Katik 20 Oct
Guru Harkrishan becomes the eighth Guru of the Sikhs 6 Katik 20 Oct
Sovereignty of the Sikh Scripture (Guru Granth Sahib) declared as the Guru for all times to come by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Sikh Guru 6 Katik 20 Oct
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, passes away 7 Katik 21 Oct
Guru Gobind Singh becomes the tenth Guru of the Sikhs 11 Maghar 24 Nov
Guru Tegh Bahadur martyred in Delhi by Aurangzeb for defending the oppressed 11 Maghar 24 Nov
Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, the two elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh, martyred in the battle of Chamkaur 8 Poh 21 Dec
Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, executed in Sirhind 13 Poh 26 Dec

Yearly Summary


2007

November

9 Bandi Chorr Divas (Diwali) 9 Nov/2007 28 Oct/2008

11 Sikhs from Europe commemorate, Armistice Day in Ypres (Ieper), Belgian. (In 1918, on Nov 11, WW1 came to an end. Many hundreds of thousands of Sikhs died in the 2 WW's)

14 First day of the month of Maghar

24 1469 Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji* 5 Nov/2006 24 Nov/2007 13 Nov/2008

24 1675: Shaheedi Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Gur Gadi Guru Gobind Singh Ji

28 1705 Birthday Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji

October

9 Birth Guru Ram Das Ji / 25 Assu

15= 1 Katik

20 Joti Jot Guru Har Rai Ji / 6 Katik

20 Gur Gadi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

20 Gur Gadi Guru Har Krishan Ji

21 Joti Jot Guru Gobind Singh Ji / 7 Katik

September

1 First Parkash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji / 17 Bhadon

12 Battle of Saragarhi / 28 Bhadon

15 = 1 Assu

16 Joti Jot Guru Amar Das Ji / 2 Assu

16 Gur Gadi Guru Ram Das Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Ram Das Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Arjan Dev Ji

18 Gur Gadi Guru Angad Dev Ji / 4 Assu

22 Joti Jot Guru Nanak Dev Ji / 8 Assu

August

8 = Morcha Guru Ka Bagh

16 = 1 Bhadon

30 Completion of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) / 15 Bhadon

July

2 Foundation of Sri Akal Takhat / 18 Harh

5 Birth Guru Hargobind Ji / 21 Harh

16 = 1 Saawan

23 Birth Guru Har Krishan Ji / 8 Saawan

June

11 Gur Gadi Guru Hargobind Ji / 28 Jeth

15 = 1 Harh

16 Shaheedi Guru Arjan Dev Ji / 2 Harh


May

2 Birth Guru Arjan Dev 1563 / 19 Vaisakh

15 = 1 Jeth

23 Birth Guru Amar Das 1479 / 9 Jeh

April

9 Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh 1691 / 27 Chet

14 Vaisakhi = 1 Vaisakh = Birth of Khalsa 1699

16 Joti Jot Guru Angad Dev Ji / 3 Vaisakh

16 Gur Gadi Guru Amar Das Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Har Krishan Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

18 Birth Guru Angad Dev 1504 / 5 Vaisakh

18 Birth Guru Tegh Bahadur 1621

March

4 Hola Mohalla 2007

14 = 1 Chet Nanakshahi New Year

14 Gur Gadi Guru Har Rai Ji(??11/12) /1 Chet

19 Joti Jot Guru Hargobind Ji 6 Chet

22 Diary for 2008: Hola Mohalla/26 Mar/2005 15 Mar/2006 4 Mar/2007 22 Mar/2008


February

11 Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji 30 Magh

12 New month Phagun

21 Saka Nankana Sahib /10 Phagun

21 Jaito Morcha


January

5 Birth Guru Gobind Singh 1666 /23 Poh

13 New month Magh

18 Birth Bhai Himmat Singh 1661

26 Birth Baba Deep Singh 1682

31 Birth Guru Har Rai 1630/19 Magh

2006

December

12 Birthday Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji / 29 Maghar

14 = 1 Poh

21 Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib / 8 Poh

26 Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji / 13 Poh


November

  • November 9, Bandi Chorr Divas (Diwali) 9 Nov/2007 28 Oct/2008
  • November 11, Sikhs from Europe commemorate, Armistice Day in Ypres (Ieper), Belgian. (In 1918, on Nov 11, WW1 came to an end. Many hundreds of thousands of Sikhs died in the 2 WW's)
  • November 14 = First day of the month of Maghar
  • 'November 24, 1469 Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji* 5 Nov/2006 24 Nov/2007 13 Nov/2008
  • November 24,1675:

October

9 Birth Guru Ram Das Ji / 25 Assu

15= 1 Katik

20 Joti Jot Guru Har Rai Ji / 6 Katik

20 Gur Gadi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

20 Gur Gadi Guru Har Krishan Ji

21 Joti Jot Guru Gobind Singh Ji / 7 Katik

September

1 First Parkash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji / 17 Bhadon

12 Battle of Saragarhi / 28 Bhadon

15 = 1 Assu

16 Joti Jot Guru Amar Das Ji / 2 Assu

16 Gur Gadi Guru Ram Das Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Ram Das Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Arjan Dev Ji

18 Gur Gadi Guru Angad Dev Ji / 4 Assu

22 Joti Jot Guru Nanak Dev Ji / 8 Assu


August

8 = Morcha Guru Ka Bagh

16 = 1 Bhadon

30 Completion of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) / 15 Bhadon

July

2 Foundation of Sri Akal Takhat / 18 Harh

5 Birth Guru Hargobind Ji / 21 Harh

16 = 1 Saawan

23 Birth Guru Har Krishan Ji / 8 Saawan

June

11 Gur Gadi Guru Hargobind Ji / 28 Jeth

15 = 1 Harh

16 Shaheedi Guru Arjan Dev Ji / 2 Harh


May

2 Birth Guru Arjan Dev 1563 / 19 Vaisakh

15 = 1 Jeth

23 Birth Guru Amar Das 1479 / 9 Jeh

April

9 Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh 1691 / 27 Chet

14 Vaisakhi = 1 Vaisakh = Birth of Khalsa 1699

16 Joti Jot Guru Angad Dev Ji / 3 Vaisakh

16 Gur Gadi Guru Amar Das Ji

16 Joti Jot Guru Har Krishan Ji

16 Gur Gadi Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

18 Birth Guru Angad Dev 1504 / 5 Vaisakh

18 Birth Guru Tegh Bahadur 1621

March

14 = 1 Chet Nanakshahi New Year

14 Gur Gadi Guru Har Rai Ji(??11/12) /1 Chet

15 Hola Mohalla

19 Joti Jot Guru Hargobind Ji 6 Chet

26 Hola Mohalla* 2005 15 Mar/2006 4 Mar/2007 22 Mar/2008

February

11 Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji 30 Magh

12 = 1 Phagun

21 Saka Nankana Sahib /10 Phagun

21 Jaito Morcha

January

5 Birth Guru Gobind Singh Ji /23 Poh

13 = 1 Magh

31 Birth Guru Har Rai Ji /19 Magh


2005

December

12 Birthday Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji / 29 Maghar

14 = 1 Poh

21 Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib / 8 Poh

26 Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji / 13 Poh


November

  • November 1, 1926 Bandi Chorr Divas (Diwali)* 2005 & 21 Oct /2006 9 Nov/2007 28 Oct/2008
  • November 14 = First day of the month of Maghar
  • November 15,1469 Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji* 5 Nov/2006 24 Nov/2007 13 Nov/2008
  • November 24,1675:


October

October 1

  • 1778 The mosque that was constructed on site of Bangla Sahib Gurdwara was removed by the Sikhs under the leadership of Sardar Baghel Singh.
  • 1873 Inaugural meeting of Sri Guru Singh Sabha was held at Manji Sahib, Amritsar. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History" by Sangat Singh, 1995
  • 1961 Master Tara Singh broke his fast that started on Aug. 15, 1961 to protest against the discriminatory attitude of the government of India in not forming a Punjabi Speaking State demanded by the Sikhs. Prime Ministers offer to appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the matter, prevailed upon Master Tara Singh to break his fast. Soon thereafter, Government of India issued a notification which read: "Various charges have been made about discrimination against the Sikhs in Punjab. This has culminated in Master Tara Singh, a veteran Akali leader, taking the extreme step of fast unto death. The Government is strongly of the opinion that in a democratic set up, such an extreme step is neither called for nor justified and therefore, the fast should be terminated immediately, however, in the present context of doubt and suspicion the Government has given thought to this matter and considered it advisable in accordance with the announcement made by the Prime Minister in the Parliament to appoint a Commission. This Commission may go into the general question of discrimination, and examine any charges of differential treatment or grievances of the Sikhs. The appointment of the Commission would naturally take some time, but propose to do so as early as possible." This official notification clearly recognizes Sikhs as a district political group. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1, By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 51

October 2

1926 The first meeting of General Members of SGPC held under guidance of Gurdwara Act of 1925, was held to elect their office bearers. It was at this meeting the name Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) was approved through a resolution and adopted unanimously. Baba Kharak Singh elected President and Master Tara Singh became Vice President.

1986 Karmjit Singh Sunam was arrested for attacking Rajiv Gandhi at Raj Ghat in presence of the full diplomatic core.


October 3

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October 4

1708 Guru Gobind Singh appointed Baba Gurbaksh Singh (Banda Bahadur) as the Jathedar of the Panth and attached to him five leading Sikhs Bawa Binod Singh, Kahan Singh, Bhagwant Singh, Koer Singh, and Baz Singh These Sikhs were to provide the corporate leadership to the Khalsa. The Guru handed him a seal, five arrows from his quiver and the Nishan sahib, flag pole. Baba Gurbaksh Singh accompanied by about 25 Sikhs left for the Punjab on this day, to punish the Subedar of Sirhind, and uproot the oppressive Mughal rule.

1708 Guru Gobind Singh stabbed by Jamshed Khan, a hired assassin. Evening of the day when Baba Gurbaksh Singh left for Punjab, Guru Gobind Singh was visited by two Pathans. One of them was commissioned by Wazir Khan, Subedar of Sirhind. to assassinate Guru Gobind Singh. Wazir Khan was afraid of the ongoing talks between the Guru and Emporer Bahadhur Shah who had ordered Wazir Kahn to pay Guru Gobind Singh a sum of Rupees 300/day. One of the Pathans, Bashal Beg kept a vigil outside the Guru's tent while Jamshed Khan, the hired assassin stabbed the Guru twice. He was killed in one stroke by the Guru himself, while the guards outside killed the other. The wound was sewn up the following day, by an English Surgeon, named Cole.

1930 Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh released from imprisonment. He was arrested on May 9, 1915 for participating in an unsuccessful attempt to attack Ferozepur Fort on November 27, 1914. "Babbar Akali Movement, A Historical Survey," by Gurcharan Singh, Aman Publications, 1993.


October 5

1708 SPIRITUAL guruship passed to Sri Guru Adi Granth while CORPORATE guruship transferred to Guru Khalsa Panth. Mata Sahib Devan was given the title of being the "MOTHER OF KHALSA”. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995

1983 6 Hindu passengers murdered near Dhilwa. As a result the Punjab government was suspended and President's direct rule imposed over the State.


October 6

1506 Janam Utsav(Birthday), Baba Buddha Ji.born at Kathunangal, Amritsar.

1840 Davender Singh, son of Jasvant Singh became the King of Nabha.

1920 The control of Babe Ki Baer at Sialkot passed over to SGPC. This was the first Gurudwara to be liberated after Khalsa Sewak Jatha of local Sikhs, despite hurdles, started performing daily services at the Gurudwara and restarted Guru Ka Langar. C.M. King, the commissioner of Lahore Division, approved the Committee of 13 persons under Baba Kharak Singh to control and manage the Gurdwara.

1922 Babbars appealed, through their "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper, to Sikhs in British forces to join the Babbar ranks.

1963 Baba Khadak Singh, leading Panth luminary, passed away.


October 7

1506 Janam Utsav(Birthday), Baba Buddha Ji.born at Kathunangal, Amritsar.

1661 JYOTI JOT, Patshahi Seventh, Guru Har Rai Ji.

1661 GUR GADDI, Patshahi eighth, Guru Har Krishan Ji.

1840 Davender Singh, son of Jasvant Singh became the King of Nabha.

1920 The control of Babe Ki Baer at Sialkot passed over to SGPC. This was the first Gurudwara to be liberated after Khalsa Sewak Jatha of local Sikhs, despite hurdles, started performing daily services at the Gurudwara and restarted Guru Ka Langar. C.M. King, the commissioner of Lahore Division, approved the Committee of 13 persons under Baba Kharak Singh to control and manage the Gurdwara.

1922 Babbars appealed, through their "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper, to Sikhs in British forces to join the Babbar ranks.

1963 Baba Khadak Singh, leading Panth luminary, passed away.


October 8

1745 Bhai Taru Singh's scalp was removed by orders of Nawab Zakaria Khan.

1839 Maharaja Khadak Singh was dethroned by Dogras and Maharaja's chief advisor, Sardar Chaet Singh Bajwa was murdered. This event took place barely three months after the demise of Ranjit Singh and marked the beginning of a long drawn tragedy of intrigues and murders of royal princes and high officials.

1968 Master and Sant Akali Dal merged into Shiromani Akali Dal and redefined the political goals of the Sikhs in the context of present day India. Their reaffirmation of Guru Gobind Singh's litenay "Raj Karega Khalsa," published in the official organ of SGPC reads as: "The political objective of the Panth, well grounded in the commandments of Guru Gobind Singh and concretely shaped by the Sikh History, is world-famous and well known.Explaining this S. Kapur Singh, Ex. ICS who had drafted the document, said: "In this statement, a new interpretation has been given to the divinely fixed goal of the Khalsa Panth and that interpretation has been accepted by the Shiromani Akali Dal, the essence of which is that the Sikhs are sui generis, a free and sovereign people and this right is inalienable of this status of the Sikh people is possible withinthe sovereign and territorial integrity of India, India being the matrix of clan which vivifies the political aspirations of the Sikh people." Mr. Kapur Singh went on to propound that in such countries as the USSR and the USA there were many nations brought together in one free, sovereign counrty and in the Constitution of India it should be possible to reconcile teh sui generis status of the Sikhs within a seovereign, united India. It cannot be beyond the ingenuity of the political thinkers and constitutional experts to devise a framework in which this sui generis right of the Sikh people as well as the integrity of the country and the indivisibility of the nation is reconciled. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 53-54.

October 9

1664 Sikh masses rediscovered their Ninth Guru with the help of Makhan Shah.

1839 Barely three months after Ranjit Singh's death, the conspirators forced their entry into the Lahore fort, after killing the guards and whoever chose to come their way. Dogra Dhian Singh plunged his dagger twice into the heart of Chet Singh Bajwa disregarding his pathetic appeals and that of Kharak Singh who was taken into custody and confined to his palace. That was the first step in the ascendancy of Dogra Dhian Singh who virtually emerged as the King-maker, and firmed up his grip over the Darbar.

1955 The Hindu members of the States Organization Comission, rejected the demand of Punjabi speaking state. The Third member, a non-Hindu favored it.

1960 Sikh prisoners, who refused to sign apology papers, were fired upon in Bathinda jail. 4 Sikhs were killed and several others were injured.

1992 Sukhdev Singh "Sukha" and Harjinder Singh "Jinda" were hanged until death in Puna Jail. On Aug. 10th, 1985, they gunned down General Vadiaya after his retirement from the Indian army. General Vadiya was the Chief of the Indian Army who ordered the attack on the holiest of the holy shrines at Amritsar and elsewhere in Punjab during 1984 operations.


October 10

  • 1946 Ishar Singh Mahjaiol moved a resolution, in the Indian house, for the creation of a Sikh State. The resolution was seconded by Sardar Swaran Singh.
  • 1947 The newly formed Indian Government declared Sikhs as criminals. The Governor of Punjab, Chandu Lal Trivedi, issued a circular which was sent to all district magistrates in the State. The circular reads: "Sikhs as a community are a lawless people and are a menace to the law abiding Hindus in the province. Deputy Commissioners should take special measures against them." Interesting the circular recognises Sikhs as a distinct group. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 51.
  • 1982 A National Protest was conducted by the UK Sikhs. The procession headed by Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji started from Hyde Park and ended at 10, Downing Street where a petition signed by more than 75000 people protesting against the ruling of Lord Denning was presented to the British Prime Minster. In July 1982, British Appeal Court headed by Lord Denning gave the ruling that "Sikhs are not protected by the Race Relations Act as Sikhs are not a racial group but a distict religious community." The case concerned Park Grove, a private boy's school in Edgbaston. Mr. Mandla, a devout Sikh and a Birmingham solicitor, applied to send his son there but wanted him to wear the Sikh turban as well as the school uniform. The school declared that it had nothing against Sikhs as such but would not allow them to wear turbans or leave their hair uncut. Mr. Mandla took his son elsewhere, but Commission for Racial Equality brought an action against the school and its headmaster. Birmingham Country Court judge on Dec. 10, 1980 held that the Park Grove Private School, Bristol Road, Birmingham was not guilty of racial discrimination under the Race Relations Act 1976. The appellate court dismissed with costs the appeal against that order. Lord Denning in his judgement observed "under the Act, it is perfectly lawful to discriminate against groups of people so long as it is not on racial grounds. You can discriminate against the Moonies or Skinheads or any other person to whom you take objection, no matter whether your objection is reasonable or unreasonable." The judgemenmt caused acute resentment amongst the Sikhs who felt their comparison with Moonies and Skinheads are both insensitive and insulting. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 69-70.

October 11

1710 Khalsa army fought a pitched battle and captured Rahon. Shamas Khan, the sub-Governor of the Jullandhar-Doab zone declared jehad against the Sikhs to check their rapid advances. As a result a pitched battle was founght. Under the cover of darkness the Sikhs retreated. Shamas Khan claimed it as a victory and left the battlefield. After his departure, the Sikhs captured Rahon.

1711 Keso Singh and six other Bhat's were buried alive, under orders of Emperor Bahadhur Shah. The other six were: Desaa Singh* (brother) Hari Singh* (brother) Narbadh Singh* (son) Tara Singh Sevaa Singh Deva Singh Keso Singh Bhatt was son of Boh-th, grandson of Keeratt, and great-grandson of Bhikkha Bhat who converted to Sikhism and his bani is present in the holy Guru Granth Sahib . They were three brothers, namely Keso Singh, Desaa Singh, and Hari Singh.

1770 The combined forces of Sikh Misls crossed the Jamuna and attacked Gangetic Doab to punish the muslim Nawabs for atrocities against their own people.

1988 Chaman Lal, the Inspector General of BSF (Border Security Force), resigned to protest the collusion of the State with Jasbir Singh Rode.


October 12

1920 So called Low Caste Sikhs were denied entry into Harimander Sahib. The newly baptised "low caste Sikhs", at the annual session of Khalsa Bradari, were taken to the Golden Temple accompanied by reformers. This was a direct challenge to the Mahants. The priets of Sri Harimander Sahib refused to accept Karah prasad from them or offer prayers for them. However, the reformers insisted on the right of every Sikh to do that. After theological discussions, Sri Guru Garnth Sahib was consulted. The Granthi amongst the objectors, read out third Guru's hymn, "Brother, He showers grace even on those who have no merit and takes from them true Guru's service. By touch of Philosopher's stone, i.e., base metal has become gold ... Our light has blended with His light, and we have become one with Him." The priets, visibly affected offered prayers and accepted prasad from the hands of the newly converted Sikhs. When the whole party went to Sri Akal Takhat, the priests there fled leaving the Guru Granth Sahib unattended. Bhai Kartar Singh Jhabbar and Teja Singh of Bhucher appointed a committee of 25 Sikhs for the management of Sri Akal Takhat. Thus the pujaris ousted themsleves. They did not return even when called by Sunder Singh Ramgarhia, the new Sarbrah. They were accused of sacrilege. The following day, the Deputy Commissioner constituted a provisional committee of nine, all reformers, including Prof. Teja Singh, Bawa Harkrishan Singh, Teja Singh Bhuchar, Kartar Singh Jhabbar and others with Sunder Singh Ramgarhia, as its head to manage the two shrines. Teja Singh Bhuchar was appointed the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat. There was no plan for the struggle that so miraculously developed into the Gurudwara Reform Movement.

1920 Sri Akal Takhat came under Panthic control of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee. Bhai Teja Singh of Bhuchar made a suddden swoop on the Akal Takhat and took possesion of the shrine.

1923 Babbar Dalipa of Dhamian arrested at Mian Channun, District Montgomery.

1923 Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and Shiromani Akali Dal were declared unlawful bodies. The government took, with serious concern, the political demand for restoration of the Maharaja of Nabha who was forcibly deposed on July 8, 1923. On this demand, the government brooked no compromise. The goverment was concious that all, other issues behind jaito agitation were religious in nature and had stirred deep feelings among the community. As such, it has permitted the Jathas to move unhindered in the British teritory and wanted to deal with them in Nabha state territory. The Jathas, once in Nabha, were told to give an undertaking that they will not indulge in political activity; i,e., ask for the restoration of Maharaja etc etc. A policy of repression was institiated. Both organizations were declared unlawful and 50 members of the SGPC were arrested and charged with conspiracy to wage war against Government. -Source "The Sikhs in History," by Sangat Singh, 1995.

1982 A Sikh procession carrying the ashes of the 34 Sikhs, killed on September 11, 1982 was fired upon by the police near the Indian Parliament House. Four Sikhs were killed including a saint, Jang Singh. The police also fired inside the Gurdwara. An Indian daily newspaper "Indian Express" published the photograph of police aiming their rifles towards the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj and in the picture, Sikhs could be seen very, very far away from the scene. -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.

1996 Sri Singh Sahib, Ranjit Singh, Jathedar Sri Akal Takhat, was released after 13 years of jail. He was accused of killing the Nirankari Chief in Delhi in 1980.


October 13

1973 Sardar Kapur Singh bestowed the honor, "National Professor of Sikhism" by Sri Akal Takhat.

1979 President of Pakistan confers certain rights on Sikhs as a distict entity, by signing a historical document on the occasion of official visit to Pakistan by an International Sikh Delegation. -Source. "History of Sikh Struggles, Vol. 1," By Gurmit Singh, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1989. Page 52.


October 14

1664 Guru Tegh Bahadur took formal possession of Guru's property.

1745 Sarbat Khalsa met at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Amritsar. Dal Khalsa was organized and distributed into 25 Jathas.

1981 Giani Zail Singh the President of India declares the innocence of Bhindrawale.

1983 Four Sikhs martyred in fake police encounters at Khadur Sahib.


October 15

1708 Bhog ceremony for Guru Gobind Singh.

1981 Jarnail Singh Bhindranwalae released unconditionally.

Other Important Days

Chet 1 Chet / 14 March - Nanakshahi New Year Day 2 Chet / 15 March - S. Baghel Singh's conquest of Delhi 12 Chet / 25 March - Shaheedi Bhai Subeg Singh, Bhai Shahbaz Singh 27 Chet / 9 April - Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji

Vaisakh 1 Vaisakh / 14 April (Vaisakhi) - Birth Anniversary of Khalsa

Jeth 3 Jeth / 17 May - Chhota Ghallughara 21 Jeth / 4 June - 1984 Ghallughara (Attack on Sri Akal Takht Sahib) 23 Jeth / 6 June - Shaheedi Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji

Harh 11 Harh / 25 June - Shaheedi Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur 15 Harh / 29 June - Barsi Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji 25 Harh / 9 July - Shaheedi Bhai Mani Singh Ji

Sawan 1 Sawan / 16 July - Shaheedi Bhai Taru Singh Ji 24 Sawan / 8 August - Morcha Guru Ka Bagh

Bhadon 15 Bhadon / 30 August 2004 - Mela Baba Bakala

Assu 17 Assu / 1 October - Foundation Day Singh Sabha 21 Assu / 5 October - Mela Beerh Baba Buddha Ji

Katik 8 Katik / 22 October 2004 - Khalsa Darbar 14 Katik / 28 October - Foundation Day Chief Khalsa Diwan 14 Katik / 28 October - Saka Panja Sahib 18 Katik / 1 November - Punjabi Suba Day

22 Katik / 5 November 1840 - At the age of thirty-eight,Maharaja Kharak Singh,son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, died. Nau Nihal singh became a king in name as well as power,after performing the last rites at the funeral pyre of his father, as he was passing under the covered gateway, when a portion of the structure fell on him, he later expired during the night of 5-6 november. 30 Katik / 13 November - Shaheedi Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed

Maghar 1 Maghar / 14 November - Foundation Day SGPC 11 Maghar / 24 November - Shaheedi Bhai Mati Das Ji, and Bhai Sati Das Ji 15 Maghar / 28 November - Birthday Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji 19 Maghar / 2 December - Shaheedi Baba Gurbakhsh Singh Ji 29 Maghar / 12 December - Birthday Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji 30 Maghar / 13 December - Foundation Day Shromani Akali Dal

Poh 8 Poh / 21 December - Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib ---- 300th Anniversary 8 Poh / 21 December - Shaheedi Baba Jeevan Singh Ji 13 Poh / 26 December - Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji's passing away ---- 300th Anniversary

Magh 1 Magh / 13 January - Mela Maghi Muktsar 1 Magh / 13 January - Foundation Day Sri Harimandar Sahib 7 Magh / 19 January - Morcha for Keys 25 Magh / 6 February - Mela Kottha Sahib 27 Magh / 8 February - Great Holocast 30 Magh / 11 February - Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji

Phagun 10 Phagun / 21 February - Saka Nankana Sahib 10 Phagun / 21 February - Jaito Morcha

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