On This Day in History

April 21

Historical Events

753 BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date).

The Battle of Panipat, fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Kingdom

1526 First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India.

1792 Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes, is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro.

1863 Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, enters the garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days he spends there.

1918 German World War I fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen aka "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France. Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown is credited with the kill.

1989 Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom

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Famous Birthdays

Catherine the Great 1729 - 1796 Charlotte Brontë 1816 - 1855

Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022 Iggy Pop 77th Birthday

Also John Muir, Max Weber and Robert Smith (65).

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Famous Deaths

Nina Simone 1933 - 2003 Prince Rogers Nelson 1958 - 2016

Also Mark Twain and François Duvalier.

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A Son, A Son – My Wife For A Son!

Henry VIII, who became King of England on this day in history, disposed of two wives in his quest for a son and heir – and was to marry four others.

Henry VIII and his Six Wives