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Historical Events on September 21

18 significant historical events occurred on September 21. September 21 has seen various events across decades and places. On this date, the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix motor race took place, the 1999 Jiji earthquake hit Chi-chi, Nantou in Taiwan, and the 2013 Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack occurred in Nairobi, Kenya. These happenings include sports, natural disasters, and acts of terrorism, showing the range of historical incidents associated with this day.

Total Events
18
Time Span
11412022
Categories
4
Top Category
war
11 events

21 famous birthdays on September 21

Including Charles Nicolle, Syukuro Manabe, David J. Thouless

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
12th C.21st C.

12th Century

1 event
war

1141 conflict within the Anarchy (civil war)

14th Century

1 event
politics

1309 treaty between Brandenburg-Stendal and the Teutonic Order

16th Century

1 event
war

Part of the Mary, Queen of Scots civil war

17th Century

1 event
war

1689 battle between Native Americans, and English colonials, outside the town of Falmouth (present day Portland, Maine, USA)

18th Century

4 events
war

1706 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession

war

Battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745

war

Friendly fire incident during the Austro–Turkish War of 1787–1791

war

1795 Ireland confrontation

19th Century

2 events
war

First battle of the Hungarian War of Independence 1848

war

1860 battle during the Second Opium War

20th Century

3 events
general

1959 mass murder in Nantou City, Taiwan

general

1997 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

disaster

1999 Jiji earthquake — earthquake in Chi-chi, Nantou, Taiwan

21st Century

5 events
disaster

2009 Bhutan earthquake

politics

Out of control birthday party which resulted in street riots in Haren, Netherlands, named after the 2012 Project X movie

war

Westgate shopping mall shooting — Terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 September 2013

war

Battle between the Houthis and the Hadi-led government

general

Afghan teen killed by Iranian security forces during a protest in 2022

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