Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21
Tuesday, 26 August 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 Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army on this day in history.
1746 French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras on September - 21.
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 John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt) on this day in history.
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 Great fire in NY on September - 21.
1776 On this day in history 5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down
1780 Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point on this day in history.
1780 Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point on this day in history.
1784 The first daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia on this day in history.
1784 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser) on September - 21.
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 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 Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 on September - 21.
1812 On September - 21 emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61
1814 On this day in history "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem
1815 King Willem I takes oath in Brussels on this day in history.
1817 Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.
1820 Williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 21.
1820 On September - 21 joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25)
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 Michael Corcoran, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1836 On this day in history john Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86
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