September 21

Events

 * -  assassinates  in his own throne room.
 * - An tribal leader  was killed in a battle against.
 * - : A ian army under the command of is defeated, in ten minutes, by the  forces of
 * - announces he had killed the, but was later proved wrong by more attacks.
 * - : gives the  the plans to.
 * - The  votes to abolish the.
 * - According to, the gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph translated into .
 * - In the, an - force defeats troops at the.
 * - force under  takes  in the.
 * - The "" letter is published in the .
 * - seizes power and ends the  in.
 * -, a at a fertilizer producing plant exploded in , , 500—600 killed.
 * -  is published.
 * - The makes landfall on  in . The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
 * - n  is assassinated by pro- members of the.
 * - On  holiday of,  sent over 1.000  of  (west ) to.
 * 1942  - On the end of, the  ordered  Jews  to permanently evacuate  and move to the  - established in , meant to assemble  from nearby 7 towns among them: , , , , and 3 more.
 * 1942  - In, ,  murder 2588.
 * 1942  - The  makes its maiden flight.
 * - sworn in as the.
 * - Maiden flight of the transportation helicopter.
 * - becomes independent from the.
 * 1964  - The , the world's first   3 bomber, made its maiden flight from.
 * - Singapore admitted as a part of the United Nations.
 * - The beat the  at  31-20 on the first edition of.
 * 1970  -  starts first modern  page.
 * -   signs Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire country under.
 * - is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Chilean socialist government of, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.
 * - Two  jump-jets from  collide over the . Both pilots ejected safely. One of the jets broke up in midair and fell harmlessly into a field but the other dropped onto the centre of Wisbech in, destroying two houses and a bungalow. Several people were injured in the accident - including a mother and her baby - and three people were killed.
 * - is granted full independence from the.
 * 1981  -  is unanimously approved by the  as the first female supreme court justice.
 * - makes landfall in the  state of.
 * - is granted independence from.
 * -  suspends  and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the.
 * - The occurs, in which statues of the  God  began drinking milk when spoonfuls were placed near their mouths.
 * - occurs in central, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
 * -  flies within 2,200 km of.
 * 2001  -  chemical plant explodes in, , killing 29 people
 * 2001  -, becomes India's 7th , rechristened as
 * -  mission terminated by sending the probe into 's atmosphere, where it is crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes.
 * - The and the  merge to form the.
 * - Construction of the starts.

Births

 * -, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. )
 * - of China (d. )
 * -, claimant to the English throne (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - of China (d. )
 * -, Dominican priest and ruler of Florence (d. )
 * -, English Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * -, Canadian explorer (d. )
 * -, queen of Sardinia (d. )
 * -, Scottish engineer and road-builder (d. )
 * -, Russian statesman (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, n-born of the  (d. )
 * -, Dutch physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American film comedian (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * 1866  -, French bacteriologist, recipient of the  (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, the 8th General of (d. )
 * -, Spanish poet (d. )
 * 1902  - Sir, British founder of  (d. )
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey executive (d. )
 * -, American plant breeder (d. )
 * -, American animator (d. )
 * 1912  -, Hungarian pianist (d. )
 * -, French journalist, writer and politician (d. )
 * -, British mathematician (d. )
 * -, American scientist and advocate (d. )
 * -, Argentine philosopher and physicist
 * 1919  -, Pakistani scholar (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * -, English philosopher (d. )
 * 1929  -, Hungarian footballer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American racing driver
 * -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * -, Former English Footballer and Manager
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian politician, mayor of Moscow
 * 1936  -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American basketball player and coach
 * -, American television journalist
 * -, director
 * 1941  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress and novelist
 * 1944  -, U.S. President 's original chief of staff
 * 1944  -,.
 * -, American film and television producer
 * 1945  -, NASCAR team owner
 * 1945  -, the 18th General of
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, American author
 * 1947  -, American playwright
 * 1947  -, American guitarist
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British politician
 * 1950  -, American actor
 * -, American soccer coach
 * 1951  -, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005])
 * -, Exorcism victim, known from the movie (d. )
 * -, Dutch race car driver
 * -, Former Prime Minister of Japan
 * 1954  -, British musician
 * -, Finnish director
 * 1955  -, American astronaut
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1956  -, American television producer
 * -, American film director
 * 1957  -, Australian Labor Party leader
 * 1957  -, American basketball player
 * -, French poker player
 * -, American actor
 * 1959  -, baseball player
 * 1959  -, British singer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Icelandic artist
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Antiguan cricketer
 * 1963  -, American baseball player
 * 1963  -, Scottish actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1965  -, Australian actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1967  -, Canadian drummer
 * -, American actress and talk show hostess
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1971  -, Dominican-born actor
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * -, English singer
 * 1972  -, American football player
 * 1972  -, American drummer
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * -, German tennis player
 * 1974 - , English footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Danish singer and guitarist
 * 1976  -, Danish footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1979  -, Jamaican  cricketer
 * 1979  -, English footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, Indian actress
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * 1980  -, South African racing driver
 * -, American socialite
 * 1981  -, Indonesian-Australian actress
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * 1982  -, American snowboarder
 * 1982  -, English footballer
 * -, Argentinian footballer
 * 1983  -, American actress
 * 1983  -, American actor
 * 1983  -, Australian cyclist
 * -, Dutch actor
 * -, American college football player
 * 1987  -, American basketball player
 * 1987  -, American basketball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1990  -, American actress
 * -, American track & field athlete
 * 1991  -, American actress
 * -, American actor/actresses

Deaths

 * -, Roman poet (b. )
 * -, Roman general (bc. )
 * -, Estonian soldier
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English military leader (executed) (b. )
 * -, Spanish poet
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (b. )
 * -, French church leader (b. )
 * -, Constable of France (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, King of Amber-Juiper (b. )
 * -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and signer of the (b. )
 * -, Scottish writer (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, French geologist (b. )
 * -, German historian (b. )
 * -, Nez Perce leader (b. )
 * -, Lincoln conspirator (b. )
 * -, French telegraph engineer (b. )
 * - Croatian writer (b. )
 * - Romanian prime-minister (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, Japanese inventor (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Spanish playwright (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, Argentine physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1974  -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, Chilean diplomat (b. )
 * -, Soviet general (b. )
 * -, Taiwanese writer of novels (b. )
 * -, American bassist (b. )
 * -, member of (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, Man who ran over (b. )
 * -, American physicist and writer (b. )
 * -, American naturalist and educator (b. )
 * 2004  -, British actor (b. )
 * -, English rock musician (b. )
 * -, Olympic gold medalist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, American television evangelist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * against
 * International Banana Festival
 * Day of the trees in
 * The Nativity of the in . Also see
 * in,   &
 * - festival of
 * In, the eighth day of the , when the secret rites in the finish and the feast, , begin
 * In, , the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins at
 * Day in Argentina
 * First light of the year in the
 * Day in Argentina
 * First light of the year in the