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On this day in 1846
Battle of Budowal between Sikhs and British
Also on this day 1989 Sirdar Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh hanged for gunning down Indira Gandhi As Prime Minister of India, she had ordered the June 1984 attack on Harimandir Sahib by the Indian Armed Forces.
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January in Sikh History
Jan 1 Guru Khalsa Panth successfully sought "Shashter’s" (weapons) of Sri Guru Gobind Singh JiJan 2 Sukha Singh of Mari Kambo and Mehtab Singh of Mirankot entered Harimandir Sahib, AmritsarJan 3 After the attack on Sri darbar Sahib, the leaders of the Akali Party were incarceratedJan 4 Baba Ratta Singh Ji Nirankari passed awayJan 5 Prakash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh JiJan 6 Battle of Budowal between Sikhs and BritishJan 7 62 members of the SGPC were arrested from the precincts of Sri Darbar Sahib and imprisonment under Section 120Jan 8 Janam Din, Baba Aalla Singh, founder of Patiala StateJan 9 Akali Dal organized a convention for GurSikh intellectuals in connection with the Dharam Yudh MorchaJan 10 Harbans Singh Babbar of Sirhala was arrestedJan 11 Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji released from prisonJan 12 Baba Aalla Singh attacked Abdul Samand Khan of Sirhind and reached a mutual agreementJan 13 Battle of ChillianwalaJan 14 Marathas defeated by Sikhs in the battle of PanipatJan 15 Indira Ghandhi issued orders for Bluestar Operation, attack on Sri Darbar Sahib, AmritsarJan 16 Sirdar Chadat Singh Sukarchakia killed Hameed Khan and captured GujrawalaJan 17 Jahan Khan, the Commander of Ahmed Shah Abdali’s forces, attacked AmritsarJan 18 Jahakhan filled the Amritsar sarowar with sandJan 19 Keys to ToshaKhana (Panth Treasury) were returned to SGPCJan 20 Guru Gobind Singh Sahib reached Talwa(n)Di, where he set camp, outside the villageJan 21 The King of England sent valuable gifts to Maharaja Ranjit Singh as a gesture of friendshipJan 22 The additional session judge announced his judgement in the case of Indira Gandhi’s murderJan 23 Sirdar Tirath Singh accepted shahadat in Delhi, in connection with the Punjabi Subha morchaJan 24 Chatter Singh joined with Sher Singh against the British while the British forces spared from Multan battle joined…Jan 25 The Nankana Sahib Committee established the Guru Nanak Prachar TrustJan 26 Work was initiated to dismantle Akal Takhat constructed under government’s forcible "Kar Sewa" after Bluestar OperationJan 27 Janam Din Baba Deep Singh Ji ShaheedJan 28 Battle of AliwalJan 29 The the Panthic Committee, appointed by Sarbat Khalsa on JanJan 30 Baba Dayal Singh Nirankari passed awayJan 31 Prakash Purab of Guru Har Rai Ji
