During the violence instigated by India’s partition, Muslims killed 102 members of a Sikh family in Ughi Nagar
Also on this day
1922Letters of the Sikh solidiers printed in the "Babbar Akali Doaba"
1933The Babbar Akalis murder Bela Singh of Zian The early 20th century was a time of great turnoil for Sikhs in Canada - the first wave of immigration had arrived, the notorious Komagta Maru incident happened, Sikhs had to contend with openly racist laws and societies, and the Ghadar movement was underway.
1990International Conference on Sikh Studies was held at George Washington University, Washington, DC Some of the topics covered at this conference include: "Sikh Fundamentalism and Punjab Problem; Western Approaches to the Sikh Tradition; Sikh Mysticism; Sikhs in Americam - Stress and Survival; Sikhism and Modern Technology; and Evolution of Sikh Philosophy and Misinterpretation of Sikhism in Western Writings". Nearly 200 people attended this conference.
