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Historical Event on 04/21/1451

Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1923Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
5/7/1912Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
11/27/1994Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.
4/13/1919Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day.
4/13/1919Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan.
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.