Today’s history: Sardar Udham Singh took revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, killed British officer Dyer in London

On this day in 1931, Sardar Udham Singh avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by shooting British officer Michael O’Dwyer, who was the Governor General of Punjab, in London. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab.

On the day of Baisakhi, a detachment of the British army, on the orders of Brigadier General REH Dyer, fired indiscriminately at the protesters who were peacefully opposing the Rowlatt Act. More than 1,000 unarmed women, men and children were killed in this massacre. More than 1,200 people were injured. Hundreds of women, elderly and children jumped into a well built there to save their lives, due to which they died.

General Dyer carried out this barbaric shooting at the behest of the then Governor General of Punjab, Michael O Dyer. On 13 March 1940, 21 years after this massacre, Sardar Udham Singh went to Caxton Hall in London and shot Michael O’Dwyer. At that time he was going to sit on his seat by giving a speech at a meeting of the East India Association and the Royal Central Asian Society. Dyer had died within minutes.

To shoot Dyer, Udham Singh took the revolver hidden in the book. After the incident, Udham Singh was arrested and prosecuted. Udham Singh was hanged on 31 July 1940.

Udham Singh was born on 26 December 1899 in Punjab

Udham had vowed to avenge Jallianwala Bagh
Udham Singh was also present there at the time of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. This brutal massacre filled Udham’s heart with anger against the British government and he left his studies midway and joined the freedom struggle.

Udham Singh made it his life’s purpose to teach a lesson to General Dyer and Punjab Governor Michael O’Dwyer, who was responsible for this incident. General Dyer died of a brain hemorrhage in July 1927. Now Udham Singh’s target was Michael O’Dwyer. Udham Singh stayed in London for 6 years to kill Dyer. Finally, on 13 March 1940, he got that opportunity.

Udham Singh lived in London for 6 years to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Other important events of March 13 in the history of the country and the world:

2013: Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is made Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He got the name Pope Francis. He replaced Pope Benedict XVI.

2004: Sitar player Vilayat Khan passed away.

1997: Sister Nirmala was elected to the post of Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity as Mother Teresa’s successor.

1992: The earthquake in Turkey has killed 500 people and left thousands homeless.

1980: Varun Gandhi, son of Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi, was born. Varun is currently a BJP MP from Pilibhit. Varun’s mother Maneka Gandhi is a BJP MP from Sultanpur.

1963: For the first time, it was announced to confer the Arjuna Award to the players who have made remarkable performances in sports.

1961: Two British women and three men have been accused of spying for Russia.

1956: New Zealand achieved its first victory in 26 years after getting the status of playing Test cricket. He got this victory after 22 losses and 22 draws. In this match, New Zealand defeated West Indies by 190 runs.

1938: A political union named The Anschles was announced between Austria and Germany.

1925: The legislature of the US state of Tennessee passed a bill to ban the teaching of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in state public schools. A high-school teacher was later convicted of breaking the law.

1913: Gangubai Hangal, an eminent singer of Hindustani classical music, was born in Dharwad, Karnataka.

1881: Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in St. Petersburg.

1800: Politician Nana Fadnavis, who once again brought the Maratha Empire to the summit of his own merit, passed away.

781: Astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus, the planet Uranus.