April 21

Today in History
• 43 BC - Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius
• 1420 - Treaty of Saint Maartens Dike
• 1453 - Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople
• 1509 - Henry the VIII becomes King of England
• 1572 - France and England sign anti-Spanish military covenant
• 1649 - Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship
• 1689 - William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England
• 1789 - John Adams sworn in as 1st U.S. Vice President (9 days before Washington)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Advisor Appreciation Day
• Battle of San Jacinto
• Festival of Ridvan
• National Kindergarten Day
• National Tea Day
• San Jacinto Day
• World Curlew Day
• Fiddler's Frolic

Birthdays
• 1619 - Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Colony
• 1713 - Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France
• 1729 - Catharina II, the Great, writer/emperess of Russia, 1762-96
• 1795 - Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint (founded Society of the Catholic Apostolate)
• 1838 - John Muir, U.S., naturalist/discoverer, glaciers in High Seirras
• 1903 - Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark, 1947..55
• 1926 - Queen Elizabeth II, English Royalty
• 1930 - Don Tyson, founder, Tyson Foods