Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21

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.   

1745  Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army   

1746  French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais and Dupleix Madras   

1752  Louise MC, countess of Albany   

1756  John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named is born.   

1756  John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt)   

1760  Gaetano Valeri, composer.   

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

1776  Great fire in NY.   

1776  5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down   

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point   

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point   

1784  The inaugural daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia   

1784  1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet and General Advertiser)   

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

1792  France is recorded as becoming a republic, abolishing its monarchy.   

1792  The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy   

1792  1st French Republic forms.   

1798  George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65   

1809  Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53.   

1812  Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61   

1814  "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem   

1815  King Willem I takes oath in Brussels   

1817  Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army).   

1820  Williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

1820  Joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25)   

1823  Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith   

1824  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.   

1827  Michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1832  Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer   

1832  Walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies   

1833  Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer   

1836  John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86.   

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1051  Bertha of savoy: German queen and holy roman empire empress   

1328  Hongwu emperor of china: Hongwu emperor of china (d. 1398)   

1372  Frederik i van hohenzollern: Monarch of brandenburg (1417-40)   

1411  Richard plantagenet: 3rd duke of york, claimant to the english throne   

1415  Frederick iii: Innsbruck austria, german emperor (1440-1493)   

1428  Jingtai emperor of china: Jingtai emperor of china (d. 1457)   

1452  Girolamo savonarola: Monk/reformer/dictator of florence (1494-98)   

1527  Matthaus ludecus: Composer   

0019  Virgil: Roman poet (b. 70 bc)   

0454  Aëtius: Roman general (bc. 396)   

0687  Conon: Sicilian pope (686-87),   

1217  Lembitu of lehola: Estonian soldier   

1327  Death of Edward ii: King of england (1307-1327), assassinated at 43   

1397  Richard fitzalan: 11th earl of arundel, english military leader (executed) (b. 1346)   

1433  Zweder van kuilenberg: Bishop of utrecht   

1440  Death of Frederik i van hohenzollern: Ruler brandenburg (1417-40),