Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21

1745  On September - 21 hanovarian army under the command of John Cope were surprised and overwhelmingly defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stewart in the Battle of Prestonpans   

1745  On this day in history battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army   

1746  French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras on September - 21.   

1752  Louise MC, countess of Albany on September - 21.   

1756  The birth of John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named on this day in history.   

1756  John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt) on September - 21.   

1760  On this day in history gaetano Valeri, composer   

1765  Antoine de Beauterne announces he had killed the Beast of Gévaudan, but was later proved wrong by more attacks on this day in history.   

1776  Great fire in NY on September - 21.   

1776  On this day in history 5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down   

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point on September - 21.   

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point on September - 21.   

1784  The first daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)   

1788  On September - 21 margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)   

1792  France becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy on September - 21.   

1792  On this day in history the French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy.   

1792  On this day in history 1st French Republic forms   

1798  On September - 21 george Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65   

1809  On September - 21 alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53   

1812  Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61 on September - 21.   

1814  On September - 21 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem   

1815  King Willem I takes oath in Brussels on this day in history.   

1817  On September - 21 carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1820  Williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 21.   

1820  Joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25) on this day in history.   

1823  On September - 21 moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith   

1824  On this day in history joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1827  On this day in history according to Joseph Smith, Jr., the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph translated into The Book of Mormon.   

1827  Michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1832  On September - 21 friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer   

1832  On September - 21 walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies   

1833  Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer on September - 21.   

1836  John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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1051  On this day in history birth of bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)   

1328  On this day in history birth of hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)   

1372  Frederik I van Hohenzollern, monarch of Brandenburg (1417-40) was born on this day in history.   

1411  Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1415  On September - 21 birth of frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493)   

1428  On September - 21 birth of jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)   

1452  Girolamo Savonarola, monk/reformer/dictator of Florence (1494-98) was born on September - 21.   

1527  On September - 21 birth of matthaus Ludecus, composer   

0019  Death of Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC) on September - 21.   

0454  On September - 21 death of aëtius, Roman general (bc. 396)   

0687  On September - 21 conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies   

1217  On this day in history death of lembitu of Lehola, Estonian soldier   

1327  Death of Edward II, king of England (1307-1327), assassinated at 43 on this day in history.   

1397  On this day in history death of richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346)   

1433  On September - 21 death of zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht   

1440  Frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68 on September - 21.