Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 21
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This is a list of selected September 21 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.September 21: International Day of Peace and Peace One Day; Independence Day in Malta (1964), Belize (1981) and Armenia (1991)
- 1745 – The Jacobite Risings: Jacobite troops led by Charles Edward Stuart defeated the Hanoverians at the Battle of Prestonpans in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.
- 1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy, and proclaimed the First Republic.
- 1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform in China was abruptly terminated when Empress Dowager Cixi (pictured) forced the reform-minded Guangxu Emperor into seclusion and took over the government as regent.
- 1938 – The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, USA, killing at least 500 people and injuring about 700 others.
- 1942 – The prototype model of the B-29 Superfortress, a four-engine heavy bomber that became one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II, flew for the first time.
More events: September 20 – September 21 – September 22
