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Historical Event on 04/21/1526

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
5/26/1916Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
12/8/1879Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore.
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.