20 October in Sikh History: Gurgaddi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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20 October

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On this day in 1708

Gurgaddi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Guru Gobind Singh Ji vested the eternal Guruship in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Nanded in 1708. Also the Joti Jot of Guru Har Rai Ji and Gurgaddi of Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji (1661).

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1922Leaflets are distributed by the Babbar Akalis in the "Parkarma" of the Golden Temple, rediculing non-violence The SGPC as well as the Mahants are severly criticized by Babbars through the "Babbar Akali Doaba" newspaper.

October in Sikh History

Oct 1Sri Guru Singh Sabha was first founded and its inaugral meeting at Manji Sahib, Amritsar
Oct 2First meeting of General Members of SGPC held
Oct 3Sikh uprising in Jalandar Doab came to a successful frution
Oct 4Guru Gobind Singh appointed Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadur) as the Jathedar of the Panth and attached to him five…
Oct 56 Hindu passengers murdered near Dhilwa As a result the Punjab government was suspended and President’s direct rule…
Oct 6The control of Babe Ki Baer at Sialkot passed over to SGPC.This was the first Gurdwara to be liberated after Khalsa…
Oct 7Guru Tegh Bahadhur disclosed his mission, through Makhan Shah, a trader from Muzaffrabad, Kashmir
Oct 8Maharaja Khadak Singh was dethroned by Dogras and Maharaja’s chief advisor, Sirdar Chaet Singh Bajwa was murdered
Oct 9Prakash Purab of Guru Ram Das Ji
Oct 10A National Protest was conducted by the UK Sikhs
Oct 11Khalsa army fought a pitched battle and captured Rahon
Oct 12Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and Shiromani Akali Dal were declared unlawful bodies
Oct 13President of Pakistan confers certain rights on Sikhs as a distict entity
Oct 14Four Sikhs martyred in fake police encounters at Khadur Sahib
Oct 15Bhog ceremony for Guru Gobind Singh
Oct 16Birth anniversary Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadur)
Oct 17The reconstruction work for "Guru-Kae-Mehal," Amritsar was initiated
Oct 18All Sikhs arrested for DharamYudh morcha were released for lack of Jail space
Oct 19Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadhur) won over the landlords of Bhallu
Oct 20Gurgaddi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Oct 21Joti Jot Divas of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Oct 22Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadur), escaped Bahadhur Shah’s forces
Oct 23Janam Utsav, Baba Budha Ji
Oct 24Khalsa Dal attacked Anup-Shehar (UP) and arrested the British Commander, Lt
Oct 25Babbar Amar Singh of Dhaliwal, Kapurthala, led the first Jatha of military pensioners furing Guru Ka Bagh morcha
Oct 26Guru Hargobind was released along with 52 rajas from the Gwalior fort
Oct 27A GurSikh flung two bricks at Aurangzeb
Oct 28Emporer Bahadhur Shah confers a "khillat", robe of honour, on Guru Gobind Singh’s family
Oct 29The occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Sahib
Oct 30Leaflets are distributed by the Babbar Akalis in the "Parkarma" of the Golden Temple, rediculing non-violence
Oct 31Sri Guru Singh Sabha was first founded and its inaugral meeting at Manji Sahib, Amritsar