13 April
On this day in 1919
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
On Vaisakhi day in 1919, troops under Brigadier General Dyer opened fire without warning on a peaceful gathering in an enclosed garden at Amritsar, killing hundreds. It became a turning point in India's freedom struggle.
Also on this day
- 1559Guru Amar Das Patshah established the Vaisakhi Maela traditions
- 1746Panth Khalsa passed a resolution on the Vaisakhi day, not to be part of the Afghan kingdom and actively work against any such designs
- 1814Nirankari Chief, Baba Darbara Singh, son of Baba Dyal Ji was born
- 1861Baba Ram Singh started the Namdhari movement
- 1907Panch Khalsa Diwan established at Basodh
- 1919Jallianwala massacre took place, 379 unarmed killed and 2,000 wounded
- 1936All Parties Sikh Conference to discuss the conversion of 5 million untouchables Dr. Ambedkar made public his intentions to adopt Sikhism at this conference.
- 1967Punjabi became official language of Punjab State under Indian Union, at the secretariat level
- 1970The first two American Sikhs partake Amrit and became members of Guru Khalsa Panth
- 1974Sant 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.
- 1975For the first time in history , the Amrit Parchar was conducted by a Panj Piare comprised totally of western-born Khalsa
- 1978Massacre of Sikhs took place in Amritsar where 13 GurSikhs were murdered by the fake Nirankaris
- 1981Sikhs assert claim to Nation and demand associate status at the UN
- 1996Begining of Khalsa Year 298