Shaheed Diwas 2023: Why is Martyr's Day celebrated, Significance, Facts, Quotes and more Published By : indiatv : Lifestyle (⏱ 23 Mar, 2023) Shaheed Diwas 2023: Every year Shaheed Diwas day is observed on March 23 to honour the brave freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives while fighting t against British rule. Three freedom fighters - Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar were hanged to death in Lahore jail (currently in Pakistan) on this day for their role in J P Saunders' murder and attacking the Central Legislative Assembly. At that time, Bhagat Singh was 23 years old, while Rajguru was 22 and Sukhdev was 23 years old. 🔗 See Details