Friday, September 21, 2012

September 21st in History


1435 - An agreement between Charles VII of France and Philip the Good (Philip III, Duke of Burgundy) ends the partnership between the English and Burgundy in Hundred Years' War.

1776 - Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.

1780 - American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

1792 - The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy.


1939 - Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by ultranationalist members of the Iron Guard.

1942 - On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaytsi (west Ukraine) to Belzec extermination camp.

1942 - In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.

1964 - Malta becomes independent from the United Kingdom.


1965 - Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

1971 - Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.


1976 - Seychelles joins the United Nations.

1981 - Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.


1984 - Brunei joins the United Nations.

1991 - Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union.

Famous Birthdays:

1051 - Bertha of Savoy, German Queen and Holy Roman Empress


1411 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne, great-grandson of King Edward III, father of Edward IV and Richard III and and grandfather of Edward V and Elizabeth of York, great grandfather of Henry VIII

1415 - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

1706 - Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen of Sardinia



1819 - Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France

1840 - Murad V, Ottoman Sultan

1866 - Herbert George (H. G.) Wells, writer

1899 - Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army 

1931 - Larry Hagman, actor

1945 - Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army

1961 - Billy Collins, professional boxer 

1981 - Nicole Richie, socialite










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