13 January
On this day in 1849
Battle of Chillianwala
One of the bloodiest battles of the Second Anglo-Sikh War was fought in 1849, the Sikh army under Sher Singh Attariwala inflicting heavy losses on the British force.
Also on this day
- 1588Foundation stone of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, laid by Sain Mia Mir
- 1761Janam Din Akali Phula Singh Ji
- 1764Conquest of Sirhind by the Khalsa Dal
- 1849Battle of ChellianWala fought between Khalsa Army and East India Company resulting in tremendous loss of lives on both sides
- 1913Walls of the Gurudwara RakabGanj forcibly demolished by the British Government
- 1974Harbhajan Singh Yogi was honored with the title of "Bhai Sahib" at Sri Akal Takhat, Amritsar He had been honored for his contributions for the American Sikh movement that accounted for 500,000 of American decent.
- 1989Sikhs killed and injured in Jammu, Kashmir