Important DaysMonday, 13 April 2026·The Hindu
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 107th Anniversary Observed
India observed the anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 13 April 1919, when British troops under General Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering in Amritsar.
Key highlights
- Incident date: 13 April 1919, Amritsar (during Baisakhi).
- Ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer.
- Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest.
- Udham Singh later assassinated Michael O'Dwyer (1940).