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 September - 21.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history gaetano Valeri, composer   

1765  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1784  The first daily newspaper in America is published in Philadelphia on September - 21.   

1784  On September - 21 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser)   

1788  Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 1st French Republic forms   

1798  George Read, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 September - 21.   

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

1820  On September - 21 joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25)   

1823  On this day in history moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1832  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer   

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  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  Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457) was born on September - 21.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1327  Death of Edward II, king of England (1307-1327), assassinated at 43 on this day in history.   

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

1433  On this day in history death of zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht   

1440  On September - 21 frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68