What Happened On September 21

10 odd things that happened on September 21

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  1170 Oddly true

  Norman invasion of Ireland: English and Irish forces conquered Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, the last Norse–Gaelic king of Dublin, into exile.

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  1809 Oddly true

  British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh.

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  2001 Oddly true

  Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially motivated crimes with white victims.

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  1999 First ever

  The first chapter of Naruto, later one of the best-selling manga series, was published.

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  1968 First ever

  The Soviet Union's Zond 5 landed in the Indian Ocean, becoming the first spacecraft to safely return to Earth after travelling around the Moon.

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  1938 Oddly true

  The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, killing an estimated 682 people and injuring 1,754 others.

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  1937 First ever

  J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy children's novel The Hobbit, which later served as a prelude to The Lord of the Rings, was first published.

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  2003 Oddly true

  The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.

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  1981 First ever

  Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.

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  1938 Oddly true

  The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.

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Observed today

• Autumnal equinox observances in the Northern Hemisphere, vernal equinox observances in the Southern Hemisphere (see September 22): Spring Day (Argentina)
• Christian feast day: Cadoc
• Christian feast day: Ephigenia of Ethiopia
• Christian feast day: Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (one of the Korean Martyrs)
• Christian feast day: Matthew the Evangelist (Western Church)
• Christian feast day: Maura of Troyes
• Christian feast day: Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian calendar)
• Christian feast day: September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Arbor Day (Brazil)
• Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines)
• Customs Service Day (Poland)
• Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom in 1981.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom in 1964.
• International Day of Peace (International)
• Student's Day (Bolivia)
• Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)

• 2019A 5.6 Mw earthquake shakes the Albanian port of Durrës. Forty-nine people are injured in the capital, Tirana. Wikipedia →
• 2018LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens. Wikipedia →
• 2015Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations of fraud. It was the largest a hospital network has ever paid. Wikipedia →
• 2013Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people. Wikipedia →
• 2012Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack. Wikipedia →
• 2003The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere. Wikipedia →
• 2001America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks. Wikipedia →
• 2001Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths. Wikipedia →
• 1999The 7.7-magnitude Chi-Chi earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing 2,400 people. Wikipedia →
• 1997St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar. Wikipedia →
• 1996The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress. Wikipedia →
• 1995MIAT Flight 557 crashes near Mörön, Mongolia, killing 41 people. Wikipedia →
• 1993Russian president Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution. Wikipedia →
• 1993A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-134 is shot down by a missile in the Black Sea near Sokhumi, Georgia. Wikipedia →
• 1991Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia →
• 1984Brunei joins the United Nations. Wikipedia →
• 1981Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia →
• 1981Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. Wikipedia →
• 1977Malév Flight 203 crashes near Urziceni, Romania, killing 29 people. Wikipedia →
• 1976Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. by Michael Townley, linked to the National Intelligence Directorate of Chile. Wikipedia →
• 1976Seychelles joins the United Nations. Wikipedia →
• 1972Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law. Wikipedia →
• 1971Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations. Wikipedia →
• 1969Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801, a Boeing 727-100 passenger plane, crashes during a landing attempt in Mexico City, killing 27 of the 118 occupants. Wikipedia →
• 1965The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations. Wikipedia →
• 1964Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth. Wikipedia →
• 1964The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California. Wikipedia →
• 1957Pamir, a four-masted barque, was shipwrecked and sank off the Azores during Hurricane Carrie. Wikipedia →
• 1953Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter. Wikipedia →
• 1942The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews from Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp. Wikipedia →
• 1942The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews. Wikipedia →
• 1942The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska. Wikipedia →
• 1942The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. Wikipedia →
• 1939Romanian prime minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard. Wikipedia →
• 1938The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people. Wikipedia →
• 1937J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.) Wikipedia →
• 1934A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than 3,000 people. Wikipedia →
• 1933Salvador Lutteroth establishes Mexican professional wrestling. Wikipedia →
• 1921A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people. Wikipedia →
• 1898Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China. Wikipedia →
• 1896Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola. Wikipedia →
• 1862Taiping Rebellion: The Ever Victorious Army defeats Taiping forces at the Battle of Cixi. Wikipedia →
• 1860Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao. Wikipedia →
• 1843The crew of schooner Ancud, led by John Williams Wilson, takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government. Wikipedia →
• 1814War of 1812: British forces abandon their unsuccessful siege of Fort Erie. Wikipedia →
• 1809British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh. Wikipedia →
• 1792French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. Wikipedia →
• 1780American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point. Wikipedia →
• 1776Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces. Wikipedia →
• 1745A British government army led by Sir John Cope is defeated in less than 15 minutes by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Wikipedia →
• 1435The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia →
• 1217Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day. Wikipedia →
• 1170Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders. Wikipedia →
• 455Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. Wikipedia →
• 454Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III murders his general Flavius Aetius on instigation of eunuch Heraclius and senator Petronius Maximus. Wikipedia →