What Happened on September 21
Historical Events
- 1621 King James I of England gives Sir William Alexander a royal charter for colonisation of Nova Scotia
- 1792 French Revolution: The National Convention passes a proclamation announcing the formal abolition of the French monarchy
- 1898 Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China, imprisoning the Guangxu Emperor
- 1915 Cecil Chubb buys English prehistoric monument Stonehenge for £6,600
- 1922 US President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine
- 1936 Spanish fascist junta names Francisco Franco to Generalissimo and Supreme Commander
- 1949 Chinese Communist leaders proclaim the People's Republic of China
- More Historical Events
Sep 21 in Film & TV
- 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' is published by George Allen and Unwin in London
Sep 21 in Music
Sep 21 in Sport
- 1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
Did You Know?
Three genetic studies published in "Nature" conclude all non-Africans descended from one migration out of Africa 50-80,000 years ago
On September 21, 2016
Kwame Nkrumah
Larry Hagman
Shinzō Abe
Stephen King
Bill Murray
Faith HillWould You Believe?
Genomic study finding Australian Aboriginal oldest known civilisation on earth published in "Nature"
On September 21, 2016
Famous Weddings
- 1371 English Prince John of Gaunt marries Constance of Castile (17), heir of Peter of Castile and Leon
- 1945 Publisher Malcolm Forbes (26) weds Roberta Remsen Laidlaw
- 1967 American musician Frank Zappa weds American secretary Gail Sloatman in civil ceremony in NYC, until his death
Famous Divorces
- 1995 Actor and host Wayne Brady (23) divorces Diana Lasso after almost 2 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces
Virgil
Flavius Aetius
Edward II
Charles V
Girolamo Cardano
Melvin Van PeeblesArticles, Photos and Quiz
Stonehenge
Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England
September 21, 1915
A Sheep's Coat at Sunrise, A Man's Coat at Sunset
Is it possible to produce a wearable man’s coat from wool shorn from a sheep the same day? They did it in 1811 and again – in record time – 180 years later.
September 21, 1991
Brainless Jellyfish that Sleeps
The Cassiopea jellyfish spends most of its life resting upside down while underwater
September 21, 2017
Weekly Quiz for September 16-22
Which famous American automobile manufacturer was founded by William C. Durant in 1908? In 1893, which country was the 1st in the world to grant women the vote?
