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On this day in 1984
Black Day in Sikh history - CRPF and BSF fired upon and damaged Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar
Also on this day 1748 Small Holocaust that saw 10,000 Sikhs massacared in a single day At least 10,000 Sikhs were massacred by Yahiya Khan and Lakhpat Rai, who had taken vow to avenge the death of his brother by annihilating the Sikhs. 1813 Maharaja Ranjit Singh obtained Kohinoor from Shahsuja Amir of Kabul 1924 7th shahidi Jatha of 500 valiant Akali Satyagrahies started their march for Jaito from Takhat Sri Kaesgadh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, under the leadership of Sardar Pratap Singh Khurdpuri 1940 Allihgadh Prachar conference held 25,000 Amritdhari GurSikhs attended. 1973 Akali Dal launched Karnal agitation for civil liberties
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June in Sikh History
Jun 1 Black Day in Sikh history - CRPF and BSF fired upon and damaged Sri Darbar Sahib, AmritsarJun 2 Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s forces annexed the province of Multan into the Sikh State, after several years of fierce battlesJun 3 GurSikhs courting arrest under Dharam Ud Morcha numbered over 235000Jun 4 Operation Bluestar: Indian armed forces invaded Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar and more than 120 other shrinesJun 5 Operation Bluestar: Fierce battle in Golden Temple Complex, Sri Akal Takhat is attacked with heavy artillery and tanksJun 6 Guru Har Gobind Sahib fought and won the first battle of Amritsar against the Mughal armyJun 7 GurSikhs from rural Punjab march to defend Sri Darbar Sahib despite the heavy presence of armed forcesJun 8 The succession battle for Delhi throne was fought among Aurangzeb’s sons, Tara Azam and Bahadur ShahJun 9 Shaheedi of Banda Singh BahadurJun 10 Remaining Sikhs captured with Baba Banda Singh Bahadur were beheadedJun 11 Gurgaddi Divas of Guru Hargobind Sahib JiJun 12 Firing can be clearly heard in the broadcast of Hukam from darbar Sahib, AmritsarJun 13 Khalsa Akhbar newspaper in Gurmukhi started in LahoreJun 14 Janam Utsav, Sahibjada Baba Fateh Singh JiJun 15 Foundation Stone of Sri Akal Takhat is laid by Sri Guru Har Gobind Sahib JiJun 16 Shaheedi Divas of Guru Arjan Dev JiJun 17 Supreme Sikh Council decided to demolish the damaged Akal Takhat and to allocate the KarSewa for its rebuilding to Sant…Jun 18 First elections to the Central Board under the Gurudwara ActJun 19 Guru Har Rai was married to Mata Krishen Kaur, daughter of Baba Daya Ram, of Bulsand-shairJun 20 Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji arrested in DelhiJun 21 Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji visited BanarasJun 22 Panj Payaras excummunicated Baba Sant Singh Ji for co-operating with the Indian governmentJun 23 Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minsiter of India, vists Darbar Sahib after operation BluestarJun 24 Punjabi University establishedJun 25 9th Shahidi Jatha of 500 Akalis, led by Sardar Kaesar Singh of Vidang (Amritsar), courted arrest upon reaching JaitoJun 26 Baba Nihal Singh Hariawalae arrestedJun 27 Deputy Commissioner Amritsar, criticised the false rumours - naked girls, heroin, drugs, alcoholJun 28 Ujagar Singh, acting President, Akali Dal and Atma SinghJun 29 First meeting of Akali Dal in Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, after Operation BluestarJun 30 Babbar Khalsa International Conference, Montreal
