April 21st in History

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April 21st in History

0: Romulus and Remus found Rome
1789: John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president
1898: Spanish-American War begins
1961: French army revolts in Algeria
1972: Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission lands on the Moon.
1989: 100,000 chinese students gather for quiet protest in Tiananmen Square

April 21st birthdays

1782: Friedrich Froebel, German educationalist
1816: Charlotte Bronte, British writer
1838: John Muir, American naturalist
1864: Max Weber, German sociologist
1915: Anthony Quinn, American actor
1926: Elizabeth II, British Queen
1935: Charles Grodin, American actor