Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21
Wednesday, 30 April 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 September - 21.
1745 On September - 21 battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army
1746 On this day in history french expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras
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 this day in history.
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 On September - 21 great fire in NY
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 The first daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia on September - 21.
1784 On September - 21 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)
1788 On this day in history margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)
1792 France becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy on this day in history.
1792 The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history 1st French Republic forms
1798 George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65 on September - 21.
1809 Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 on September - 21.
1812 Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61 on September - 21.
1814 On September - 21 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem
1815 On September - 21 king Willem I takes oath in Brussels
1817 On this day in history carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1820 On September - 21 williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1820 Joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25) on September - 21.
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 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 September - 21.
1827 On this day in history michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1832 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer
1832 On September - 21 walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies
1833 On September - 21 josef Richard Rozkosny, composer
1836 John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86 on September - 21.
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