Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Apr 21, 753 BC |
Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date). |
Apr 21, 43 BC |
Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after. |
Apr 21, 953 |
Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights |
Apr 21, 1420 |
Treaty of Saint Maartens Dike |
Apr 21, 1453 |
Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople |
Apr 21, 1509 |
Henry VIII crowned King of England |
Apr 21, 1521 |
Battle at Villalar: Emperor Charles I beats Communards |
Apr 21, 1526 |
Battle at Panipat: Mogol Emperor Babur beats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - rise of the Mughal Empire |
Apr 21, 1536 |
Thomas Cromwell begins to plot Anne Boleyn's downfall while feigning illness |
Apr 21, 1572 |
France & England sign anti-Spanish military covenant |
Apr 21, 1600 |
1st date in James Clavell's novel Shogun (OS) |
Apr 21, 1649 |
Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship |
Apr 21, 1654 |
England & Sweden sign trade agreement |
Apr 21, 1689 |
William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed king & queen of England |
Apr 21, 1739 |
Spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord |
Apr 21, 1785 |
Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges |
Apr 21, 1789 |
John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington) |
Apr 21, 1792 |
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered. |
Apr 21, 1794 |
NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British |
Apr 21, 1796 |
Napoleon and the French defeat the Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi |
Apr 21, 1818 |
Franz Grillparzer's "Sappho" premieres in Vienna |
Apr 21, 1836 |
Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico |
Apr 21, 1855 |
1st train crosses Miss River's 1st bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia |
Apr 21, 1857 |
Alexander Douglas patents the bustle |
Apr 21, 1862 |
Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co |
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