Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 21
This is a list of selected September 21 anniversaries that appear in 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 might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
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Empress Dowager Cixi
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| Peace One Day | no 3rd party sources |
| 454 – Roman Emperor Valentinian III killed Aetius in Ravenna. | Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
| 1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform in China was abruptly terminated when Empress Dowager Cixi forced the reform-minded Guangxu Emperor into seclusion and took over the government as regent. | needs more footnotes |
| 1942 – The prototype model of the Boeing 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. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Fire of New York broke out during British occupation of New York City, destroying up to 1,000 buildings.
- 1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy children's novel The Hobbit, which later served as a predecessor to The Lord of the Rings, was first published.
- 1938 – The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, killing at least 500 people and injuring about 700 others.
- 1939 – Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu was assassinated in Bucharest by pro-Nazi members of the Iron Guard.
September 21: International Day of Peace; Independence Day in Armenia (1991), Belize (1981) and Malta (1964)
- 1745 – Jacobite Risings: Jacobite troops led by Charles Edward Stuart defeated the Hanoverians in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.
- 1823 – According to Joseph Smith, Jr., he was first visited by the angel Moroni, who would guide him to the golden plates that became the basis of the Book of Mormon.
- 1897 – The New York Sun, a prominent New York City newspaper, published an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church stating, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", that has become a part of popular Christmas lore in the United States.
- 1953 – North Korean No Kum-Sok (pictured) defected with his MiG-15, inadvertently making Operation Moolah, an American effort to bribe Communist pilots, a success.
- 1976 – Chilean political figure Orlando Letelier was assassinated in Washington, D.C., by DINA agents.