Page 2: Historical Events In September - 21

1745  On this day in history 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  French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras on this day in history.   

1752  On September - 21 louise MC, countess of Albany   

1756  On September - 21 the birth of John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named   

1756  John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt) on September - 21.   

1760  On this day in history gaetano Valeri, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point on September - 21.   

1780  Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point on September - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1788  Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) on September - 21.   

1792  France becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy on September - 21.   

1792  The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history 1st French Republic forms   

1798  On September - 21 george Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65   

1809  Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1812  Emmanuel Johann Joseph Schikaneder, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 September - 21.   

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  Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith on this day in history.   

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  On September - 21 friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer   

1832  On this day in history walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies   

1833  On September - 21 josef Richard Rozkosny, composer   

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

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1051  Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087) was born on September - 21.   

1328  Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

1372  Frederik I van Hohenzollern, monarch of Brandenburg (1417-40) was born on September - 21.   

1411  On September - 21 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 this day in history.   

1428  On this day in history 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  On September - 21 birth of matthaus Ludecus, composer   

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  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  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  Frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68 on September - 21.