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Fw: On This Day in History (April 21): Founding of Rome, the Red Baron and the Passing of Pope Francis


 



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On This Day in History

April 21


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? Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date)

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

? : Central Asian conqueror defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India

? Brazilian revolutionary is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro

? Bah¨¢'u'll¨¢h, founder of the Bah¨¢'¨ª Faith, enters the garden of Ridv¨¢n near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days he spends there.

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

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


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

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