Historical Events In September - 21

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

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

1752  On September - 21 louise MC, countess of Albany  

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

1756  On this day in history john Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt)  

1760  On September - 21 gaetano Valeri, composer  

1765  Antoine de Beauterne announces he had killed the Beast of Gévaudan, but was later proved wrong by more attacks on September - 21.  

1776  Great fire in NY on this day in history.  

1776  5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down on September - 21.  

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point on this day in history.  

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point on this day in history.  

1784  On September - 21 the first daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia.  

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

1788  Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) on September - 21.  

1792  On September - 21 france becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy  

1792  The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy on September - 21.  

1792  1st French Republic forms on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history 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  Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

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  Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith on September - 21.  

1824  Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1827  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 on this day in history.  

1827  Michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on September - 21.  

1832  Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer on this day in history.  

1832  Walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies on this day in history.  

1833  On September - 21 josef Richard Rozkosny, composer  

1836  John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86 on September - 21.  

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1051  Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087) was born on this day in history.  

1328  On September - 21 birth of hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)  

1372  On this day in history birth of frederik I van Hohenzollern, monarch of Brandenburg (1417-40)  

1411  On this day in history birth of richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (d. 1460)  

1415  On this day in history birth of frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493)  

1428  Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457) was born on this day in history.  

1452  Girolamo Savonarola, monk/reformer/dictator of Florence (1494-98) was born on this day in history.  

1527  Matthaus Ludecus, composer was born on September - 21.  

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

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

0687  Conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies on September - 21.  

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  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346) on this day in history.  

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

1440  On this day in history frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68