What Happened Today in History?
Find out what happened on 21st April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 21st April.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Korni Singh, the first shooter of India was born, honored with the ‘Arjuna Award’ in 1924 in 1961.
- In 1926, the birth of the eldest Queen Elizabeth II of 54 nations and territories.
- Born in 1891, the first deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India and the second Governor James Brend Taylor after Osborne Smith.
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Death anniversaries on 21st April:
- Poet Mohammed Iqbal, who wrote “Best of all, from Hindustan, ours”, died in 1938.
- Shakuntala Devi, who passed the machine in October, was killed in 2013.
- Indian politician and senior Congress leader Janki Ballabh Patnaik died in 2015.
Notable Events:
- 2006-CIVIL SERVANTS DAY, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, addressed the first batch of civil servants in Independent India at the Metcalf House.
- 1451-The founder of the Lodi dynasty, Baholol Khan Lodi became the ruler of Delhi.
- 1996– Sanjay Thapar of Indian Air Force was thrown into North Dhruv through parachute.
- 2006-The King of Nepal announced the handing over of the government to the government.
- 1526– Ibrahim Lodi was killed in the first battle of Panipat between Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi, ruler of the Mughal Empire.