753 BC: Romulus and Remus found Rome, according to Roman foundation mythology

1526: First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India

1792: Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro

1863: Bahá’u’lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith, enters the Garden of Ridván near Baghdad and declares himself a Messenger of God during the 12 days he spends there

1918: German World War I fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen aka “The Red Baron,” is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur Somme in France. Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown is credited with the kill.

1989: Thousands of Chinese citizens crowd into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, cheering for students demanding greater political freedom

Source: Onthisday.com