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  Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army on September - 21.   

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

1752  On September - 21 louise MC, countess of Albany   

1756  On this day in history the birth of John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named   

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 September - 21.   

1776  On this day in history great fire in NY   

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 September - 21.   

1780  On this day in history benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point   

1784  On September - 21 the first daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia.   

1784  On this day in history 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)   

1788  On September - 21 margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)   

1792  On this day in history france becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy   

1792  The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy on September - 21.   

1792  1st French Republic forms on this day in history.   

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 September - 21 emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61   

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

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

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

1820  On this day in history williams Carter Wickham, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1820  On this day in history joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25)   

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

1824  On this day in history joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1827  On September - 21 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 September - 21.   

1832  Walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies on September - 21.   

1833  Josef Richard Rozkosny, composer on this day in history.   

1836  John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86 on September - 21.   

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

1415  Frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493) was born on September - 21.   

1428  On September - 21 birth of jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)   

1452  Girolamo Savonarola, monk/reformer/dictator of Florence (1494-98) was born on this day in history.   

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

0019  On this day in history death of virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)   

0454  Death of Aëtius, Roman general (bc. 396) on this day in history.   

0687  Conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies on September - 21.   

1217  Death of Lembitu of Lehola, Estonian soldier on September - 21.   

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

1397  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346) on this day in history.   

1433  On September - 21 death of zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht   

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