What are the important events that happened on September 21? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 21: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 21 is the 265^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 101 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 8, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,781,280 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontapentagon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 130 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,292 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

September 21 Historical Events

• 1435 –
  An agreement between Charles VII of France and Philip the Good ends the partnership between the English and Burgundy in Hundred Years’ War.
• 1780 –
  American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
• 1860 –
  In the Second Opium War, an Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
• 1921 –
  A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
• 1933 –
  Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha Libre
• 1942 –
  In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the Ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.
• 1971 –
  Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
• 1976 –
  Seychelles joins the United Nations.
• 1981 –
  Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
• 2001 –
  America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the September 11 attack victims.

Who were born on September 21?

• 1328 –
  Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)
• 1452 –
  Girolamo Savonarola, Dominican priest and ruler of Florence (d. 1498)
• 1860 –
  Wilson Kettle, Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)
• 1882 –
  Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian Syrian Catholic bishop (d. 1953)
• 1919 –
  Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American jazz musician and educator (d. 1993)
• 1958 –
  Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player
• 1959 –
  Corinne Drewery, British singer (Swing Out Sister)
• 1970 –
  Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter
• 1979 –
  James Allan, Scottish singer (Glasvegas)
• 1982 –
  Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian racing driver

Who died on September 21?

• 1586 –
  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French church leader (b. 1517)
• 1748 –
  John Balguy, English philosopher (b. 1686)
• 1938 –
  Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic, Croatian writer (b. 1874)
• 1962 –
  Bo Carter, American blues musician (b. 1892)
• 1966 –
  Paul Reynaud, French politician (b. 1878)
• 1971 –
  Bernardo Houssay, Argentine physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 1976 –
  Orlando Letelier, Chilean diplomat (b. 1932)
• 1995 –
  Rudy Perpich, American politician (b. 1928)
• 1998 –
  Florence Griffith Joyner, American athlete (b. 1959)
• 2004 –
  Bob Mason, British actor (b. 1952)