23 July
8 Sawan Nanakshahi
On this day in 1656
Prakash Purab of Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji
Birth of the eighth Guru, Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji, at Kiratpur Sahib in 1656.
Also on this day
- 1627Baba Atal Rai, son of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji, left for heavenly abode Highest tower was erected in his memory mear the Harminder complex at Amritsar.
- 1707Guru Gobind Singh and Bahadur Shah meet in Red Fort, Delhi
- 1914Kamagata Maru was compelled to leave Canadian waters without being granted entry
- 1982The police arrested two Sikhs from a bus and later they were killed (on July l9 and July 23 respectively) in fake encounters These two were Amarjeet Singh of Daheru village and Baljeet Singh of Sultanpur (Kapurthala). The later was shaved after being murdered by the police.
- 1985A meeting was held between Rajiv and Lonfowal Although it was Longowal who represented the Akalis, it was Barnala and Balwant who were the real negotiators. The meeting was simply a formality - everything had been agreed upon beforehand between Rajiv and Barnala-Balwant. An agreement was reached by the parties. This so-called "agreement" included the transfer of Chndigarh to the Punjab and a referral of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution to a Commission. This agreement said nothing about: