Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21
Friday, 11 July 2025
1745 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 on this day in history.
1745 Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army on September - 21.
1746 French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras on September - 21.
1752 On this day in history louise MC, countess of Albany
1756 On September - 21 the birth of John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named
1756 On this day in history john Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt)
1760 Gaetano Valeri, composer on this day in history.
1765 On this day in history antoine de Beauterne announces he had killed the Beast of Gévaudan, but was later proved wrong by more attacks.
1776 Great fire in NY on September - 21.
1776 On September - 21 5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down
1780 On September - 21 benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point
1780 On this day in history benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point
1784 On this day in history 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 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 September - 21 1st French Republic forms
1798 On this day in history george Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65
1809 On this day in history alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53
1812 On September - 21 emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61
1814 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem on September - 21.
1815 King Willem I takes oath in Brussels on September - 21.
1817 On September - 21 carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1820 Williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 21.
1820 On this day in history joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25)
1823 Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith on this day in history.
1824 On September - 21 joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1827 On September - 21 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 this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer
1832 Walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history josef Richard Rozkosny, composer
1836 On September - 21 john Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86
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