Events on 21 April 42
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The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah, pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.
Year 1092
The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II
Year 1506
The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.
Year 1526
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
Year 1782
The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
Year 1792
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
Year 1802
Twelve thousand Wahhabis under Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, invaded city of Karbala, killed over three thousand inhabitants, and sacked the city.
Year 1806
Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
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