Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21

1745  On September - 21 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  On September - 21 battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army   

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

1752  Louise MC, countess of Albany on this day in history.   

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

1756  On September - 21 john Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt)   

1760  Gaetano Valeri, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point on September - 21.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1792  1st French Republic forms on September - 21.   

1798  George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65 on September - 21.   

1809  On September - 21 alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53   

1812  Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61 on September - 21.   

1814  "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem on September - 21.   

1815  King Willem I takes oath in Brussels on September - 21.   

1817  Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1820  On September - 21 williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1820  Joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25) on this day in history.   

1823  On September - 21 moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith   

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

1827  On this day in history 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  On September - 21 michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

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

1832  On September - 21 walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies   

1833  Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer on September - 21.   

1836  John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1328  On this day in history 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  Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

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 September - 21.   

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

0019  On September - 21 death of virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)   

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

0687  On September - 21 conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies   

1217  On September - 21 death of lembitu of Lehola, Estonian soldier   

1327  On September - 21 death of edward II, king of England (1307-1327), assassinated at 43   

1397  On September - 21 death of richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346)   

1433  Death of Zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht on September - 21.   

1440  Frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68 on this day in history.