4 June — Sikh History

June in Sikh History

• Jun 1Black Day in Sikh history - CRPF and BSF fired upon and damaged Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar
• Jun 2Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s forces annexed the province of Multan into the Sikh State, after several years of fierce battles
• Jun 3GurSikhs courting arrest under Dharam Ud Morcha numbered over 235000
• Jun 4Operation Bluestar: Indian armed forces invaded Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar and more than 120 other shrines
• Jun 5Operation Bluestar: Fierce battle in Golden Temple Complex, Sri Akal Takhat is attacked with heavy artillery and tanks
• Jun 6Guru Har Gobind Sahib fought and won the first battle of Amritsar against the Mughal army
• Jun 7GurSikhs from rural Punjab march to defend Sri Darbar Sahib despite the heavy presence of armed forces
• Jun 8The succession battle for Delhi throne was fought among Aurangzeb’s sons, Tara Azam and Bahadur Shah
• Jun 9Shaheedi of Banda Singh Bahadur
• Jun 10Remaining Sikhs captured with Baba Banda Singh Bahadur were beheaded
• Jun 11Gurgaddi Divas of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji
• Jun 12Firing can be clearly heard in the broadcast of Hukam from darbar Sahib, Amritsar
• Jun 13Khalsa Akhbar newspaper in Gurmukhi started in Lahore
• Jun 14Janam Utsav, Sahibjada Baba Fateh Singh Ji
• Jun 15Foundation Stone of Sri Akal Takhat is laid by Sri Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji
• Jun 16Shaheedi Divas of Guru Arjan Dev Ji
• Jun 17Supreme Sikh Council decided to demolish the damaged Akal Takhat and to allocate the KarSewa for its rebuilding to Sant…
• Jun 18First elections to the Central Board under the Gurudwara Act
• Jun 19Guru Har Rai was married to Mata Krishen Kaur, daughter of Baba Daya Ram, of Bulsand-shair
• Jun 20Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji arrested in Delhi
• Jun 21Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji visited Banaras
• Jun 22Panj Payaras excummunicated Baba Sant Singh Ji for co-operating with the Indian government
• Jun 23Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minsiter of India, vists Darbar Sahib after operation Bluestar
• Jun 24Punjabi University established
• Jun 259th Shahidi Jatha of 500 Akalis, led by Sardar Kaesar Singh of Vidang (Amritsar), courted arrest upon reaching Jaito
• Jun 26Baba Nihal Singh Hariawalae arrested
• Jun 27Deputy Commissioner Amritsar, criticised the false rumours - naked girls, heroin, drugs, alcohol
• Jun 28Ujagar Singh, acting President, Akali Dal and Atma Singh
• Jun 29First meeting of Akali Dal in Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, after Operation Bluestar
• Jun 30Babbar Khalsa International Conference, Montreal