History Of 21 April | On This Day In World

In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 21 April are as follows: -

➧ 1451: Bahlol Khan Lodi, the founder of the Lodi dynasty, becomes the ruler of Delhi.

➧ 1526: Ibrahim Lodi was killed in the first battle of Panipat between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, the ruler of the Mughal Empire.

➧ 1782: The city of Bangkok is established.

➧ 1891: James Brad Taylor, the first Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and the second governor after Osborne Smith is born.

➧ 1895: 'Pantopticon', the first film projector developed in the US, was demonstrated.

➧ 1910: American author Mark Twain, the creator of vivacious characters like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, passed away.

➧ 1924: India's first shooter Karni Singh, who was awarded the 'Arjuna Award' of 1961, was born.

➧ 1926: Queen Elizabeth II of England is born.

➧ 1938: The famous poet Mohammad Iqbal, author of Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara…, died in Lahore, Pakistan.

➧ 1941: Greece surrenders to Nazi Germany.

➧ 1945: During the Second World War, the Soviet Union's army captured some of the outskirts of Berlin, Germany.

➧ 1960: The city of Brasilia was made the capital of Brazil.

➧ 1987: More than 100 people died in a bomb blast in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. The LTTE was charged with a blast in an explosive car.

➧ 1996: Sanjay Thapar of the Indian Air Force is landed on the Northern Dhruv by parachute.

➧ 2006: From April 2006 to 21 April is observed as National Civil Service Day. It is celebrated as an opportunity for civil servants to rededicate themselves to the cause of citizens and renew their commitments to excellence in public service and work.

➧ 2013: Shakuntala Devi, who beat the machine, died in the juggernaut of statistics. She was the great mathematician of India.

➧ 2015: Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, an Indian politician and senior leader of the National Congress, passed away.

➧ 2020: Sudarshanam Babu, an Indian-American citizen, was appointed to the National Science Board of the United States.

➧ 2020: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched COVID India service.

➧ 2020: The World Press Freedom Index places India at 142 out of 180 countries. Reporters Without Borders released the report on 21 April. Reporters Without Borders is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization.