April 13th

On this day - April 13th 1919 - Over 300 Indians were killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, was a massacre of over 300 peaceful protesters in Punjab, India. The people was gathered in an large open area to celebrate the Baisakhi festival. The protesters were fired on for 10 minutts by the British army, and the main fire was directed at the protesters who were trying to escape. At least 379 people died and 1100 people were inured in the incident, but the number might have been much higher. The incident led to the Non-cooperation Movement of 1920–22 in India.

The area a few months after the massacre