Dyer

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family name mass shooting massacre person surname

Dyer is a surname most infamously associated with British officer Reginald Dyer, known for ordering the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India.

Aliases (2)

Reginald Dyer ×19
Jallianwala Bagh massacre ×13

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name → mass shooting → massacre → person → surname →
associatedWithEvent	Jallianwala Bagh massacre →
associatedWithPerson	Reginald Dyer →
city	Amritsar →
colonialPower	British Empire →
consequence	increased support for Indian independence →
country	India →
countryOfBirth	British India →
countryOfDeath	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
date	1919-04-13 →
dateOfBirth	1864-10-09 →
dateOfDeath	1927-07-23 →
derivedFromOccupation	dyer (textile worker) →
event	Jallianwala Bagh massacre →
familyName	Dyer →
fullName	Reginald Edward Harry Dyer →
givenName	Edward → Harry → Reginald →
hasNotableBearer	Reginald Dyer →
historicalContext	Indian independence movement →
knownFor	ordering the Jallianwala Bagh massacre →
languageOfOrigin	English →
location	Jallianwala Bagh →
militaryBranch	British Indian Army →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
nationality	British →
notoriety	responsibility for mass shooting of civilians →
occupation	army officer →
perpetratorCommander	Reginald Dyer →
placeOfBirth	Murree →
placeOfDeath	Long Ashton →
region	Punjab →
result	hundreds of civilian deaths → international condemnation of British rule in India →
usedAsSurnameIn	Australia → Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Reginald Dyer → Reginald Dyer → Reginald Dyer →	familyName