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 on this day in history.   

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

1746  On September - 21 french expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras   

1752  On this day in history 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  Gaetano Valeri, composer on September - 21.   

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

1776  On September - 21 great fire in NY   

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

1780  On September - 21 benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point   

1780  On September - 21 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  1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser) on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history 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 September - 21 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  On this day in history emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61   

1814  "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history king Willem I takes oath in Brussels   

1817  Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) on September - 21.   

1820  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on September - 21.   

1832  On September - 21 friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer   

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

1833  On September - 21 josef Richard Rozkosny, composer   

1836  On this day in history john Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86   

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1051  On September - 21 birth of bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)   

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

1372  On September - 21 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  Frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493) was born on September - 21.   

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

1452  On September - 21 birth of girolamo Savonarola, monk/reformer/dictator of Florence (1494-98)   

1527  Matthaus Ludecus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0019  Death of Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC) on this day in history.   

0454  Death of Aëtius, Roman general (bc. 396) on September - 21.   

0687  Conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies on this day in history.   

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 September - 21.   

1397  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346) on September - 21.   

1433  On this day in history 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