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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.
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| 3/17/1959 | Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet. |
| 12/6/1987 | MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 4/29/1848 | Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala. |
| 9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
| 1/9/1918 | Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born. |
| 11/12/1946 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85. |
| 12/25/1846 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away. |
| 8/21/1981 | Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96. |
| 10/28/1996 | Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever. |
| 1/19/2000 | Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship. |
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