9 June
On this day in 1716
Shaheedi of Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur was executed at Delhi in 1716 after months of captivity, refusing to renounce his faith to the last.
Also on this day
- 1716Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and select Sikhs were tortured to death under orders of Badshah Farukhsiyar
- 1946Punjab board established
- 1946Sikhs rejected Cabinet Mission proposals
- 1949Hindu members of the Punjab University opposed Punjabi as a medium of instruction