12 April
On this day in 1888
Khalsa Diwan established at Lahore, to propogate Sikh Tenets
Also on this day
- 1801Coronation of Ranjit Singh as Sarkar-i-Wala
- 1876Maharaja Mohinder Singh of Patiala passed away
- 1959The Government of India recognised the Sikhs as a sovereign people in the Nehru-Tara Singh Pact contained in an official communique Master Tara Singh had threatened to go on fast unto death from Apr. 16, 1959 to protest against Government interference in Gurdwara affairs. Clause (3) of this Nehru-Tara Singh Pact which was a compromise arrived at to avoid the fast, provided: