1699 – The Khalsa Panth was founded by Guru Gobind Singh Ji and thus, Baisakhi in Sikhism is celebrated to remember the same.
1796 - The first elephant in America was brought from India.
1919 - British officer General Dyer opened fire on Indians gathered to protest peacefully at the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar. Hundreds of Indians lost their lives in this firing.
1939 - The Hindustani Lal Sena (Indian Red Army) was formed on.
1984 - India won the first Asia Cricket Cup by defeating Pakistan by 58 runs in Sharjah.
2000- Lara Dutta was elected Miss Universe on 13 April 2000.
2004- Brian Lara played a historic inning of 400 runs against England.
2005- India's great chess player Vishwanathan Anand became the world chess champion for the fourth time.