^B{^#!16!21 April^N! Feast day of St Anselm, St Beuno, St Maelrubba, St Ethilwald, St Anastasius of Antioch, St Conrad of Prazham, and St Simeon Barsabas and Others.
^B{753 BC ^B}Traditionally, the date on which the city of Rome was founded. ^B{1509^B} Henry VIII became king of England. ^B{1960^B} The new city of Brasilia was declared the capital of Brazil, replacing Rio de Janeiro. ^B{1964^B} British TV channel BBC 2 began broadcasting. ^B{1967^B} King Constantine II of Greece was removed in an army coup, and martial law was imposed. ^B{1983^B} One-pound coins replaced notes in England and Wales. ^B{1989^B} Over 100,000 Chinese students gathered in Tiananmen Square, ignoring government warnings of severe punishment.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Friedrich Froebel, German educator, ^B{1782^B}; Henri de Montherlant, French novelist and playwright, ^B{1896^B}; Richard Beeching, British Rail chairman, ^B{1913^B}; Anthony Quinn, US film actor, ^B{1915^B}; John Mortimer, English author and playwright, ^B{1923^B}; Queen Elizabeth II, ^B{1926^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Henry VII, king of England, ^B{1509^B}; Jean-Baptiste Racine, French playwright, ^B{1699^B}; Mark Twain, US novelist, ^B{1910^B}; Manfred von Richtofen, 'the Red Baron', German fighter pilot, ^B{1918^B}; John Maynard Keynes, English economist, ^B{1946^B}; Richard Stafford Cripps, English lawyer and politician, ^B{1952^B}.
