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Events on Sunday 7 October 1708 1
1666 – 1708Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708)Died 7 October 1708, aged 41The tenth and last human Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa order and codified the Sikh scripture as the eternal Guru Granth Sahib. He was fatally wounded by assassins sent by a local Mughal-allied chief and died of his injuries in Nanded. His teachings and the institutions he established remain central to Sikh identity worldwide.