Year 753 BC
Romulus founded Rome.
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21 April: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 21 April.
Observances & Special Days
Civil Service Day (India)
Year 1451
Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.
Year 1526
Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar.
Year 1659
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Saint Samarth Ramdas Swami.
Year 1720
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
Year 1805
Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
Year 1913
Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
Year 1946
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971).
Year 1955
Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
Year 1960
Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, was inaugurated.
Year 1972
John Young and Charles Duke, astronauts from the American spacecraft Apollo 16, landed on the moon.
Year 1975
Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
Year 1990
The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
Year 1992
RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
Year 1992
UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.
Year 1993
India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts.
Year 1995
Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful.
Year 1996
Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
Year 1997
Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.
Year 1998
Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
Year 2000
Supreme Court ruled that a dependent widow has a right to the property of her parents.
Born 1861
Charlotte Bronte, an English novelist, and poet.
Born 1864
Max Weber, a German sociologist, jurist, and political economist.
Born 1921
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom.
Born 1922
Alistair MacLean, a 20th-century Scottish novelist.
Born 1945
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, an Indian former cricketer and umpire.
Born 1950
Shivaji Satam, an Indian television and film actor.
Died 1509
Henry VII, the King of England and Lord of Ireland.
Died 1720
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away.
Died 1891
Bharathidasan, a 20th-century Tamil poet and writer.
Died 1900
Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819)
Died 1910
Mark Twain, an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
Died 1938
Muhammad Iqbal, a poet, philosopher, and politician from Punjab, British India.
Died 1946
John Keynes, a British economist.
Died 1991
Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away
Died 2006
T. K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
Died 2013
Shakuntala Devi, an Indian writer, and mental calculator.