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  Battle at Preston Pans: Bonnie Prince Charles beats English army on this day in history.   

1746  French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras on this day in history.   

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 September - 21.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On September - 21 benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point   

1780  On September - 21 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  1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet & General Advertiser) on September - 21.   

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

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  1st French Republic forms on September - 21.   

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

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

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

1814  "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem on this day in history.   

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

1820  Joseph R Drake, US poet (American Flag), dies at 25) on September - 21.   

1823  Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith on September - 21.   

1824  On September - 21 joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

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

1832  On September - 21 friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer   

1832  Walter Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe), dies on this day in history.   

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

1836  On September - 21 john Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86   

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1051  On this day in history birth of bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)   

1328  Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398) was born on September - 21.   

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

1411  Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (d. 1460) was born on September - 21.   

1415  Frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493) was born on this day in history.   

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

1452  On this day in history birth of girolamo Savonarola, monk/reformer/dictator of Florence (1494-98)   

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

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

1327  Death of Edward II, king of England (1307-1327), assassinated at 43 on September - 21.   

1397  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346) on September - 21.   

1433  Death of Zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1440  Frederik I van Hohenzollern, ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68 on September - 21.