BHAGAT SINGH?S 115TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Born on September 28, 1907, in pre-partition Punjab?s Banga, Bhagat Singh is among the tallest leaders of the Indian freedom struggle. He refused to bow down to the atrocities of the British Empire and attained martyrdom at the age of 23. Bhagat Singh was executed by British Empire on March 23, 1931, along with his friends Rajguru and Sukhdev.