óæå ïðîøëî 21 September

1792 : Abolition of the monarchy in France


On September 21, 1792, the Legislative Assembly voted to abolish the monarchy.
King had been arrested on Aug. 10.
The First Republic began on September 22 and ended in 1804.

1938 : Hurricane in New England


On September 21, 1938, a Category 3 hurricane hit the coast of New England, with winds exceeding 120 mph. 700 people were killed. Damage totaled 18 billion in today's dollars. This was the most destructive storm of the twentieth century in the region. As there were more than a century that a hurricane had hit the area, no one expected the storm to move that far in the north and no warning had been given.

1999 : Earthquake in Taiwan


On September 21, 1999, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hit the island of Taiwan. 2400 people were killed and the damage amounted to several billion dollars. Damage were accentuated by numerous aftershocks.

2001 : Explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse


On September 21, 2001, tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in the AZF factory in Toulouse. 31 people were killed and 2,500 others injured. The detonation was heard 80 km away. Several nearby buildings were also destroyed and many others were damaged. The causes of the accident are unknown.

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Independance Day in Armenia
September 21 is a national holiday in Armenia which celebrates its independence gained when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991.
Independance Day in Belize
September 21 is a national holiday in Belize which celebrates its independence gained against the United Kingdom in 1981.
Independance Day in Malta
September 21 is Independance Day in Malta which celebrates its independence gained against the United Kingdom in 1964.
International Day of Peace
September 21 is International Day of Peace under the auspices of the United Nations. During this day, cease-fire are often observed in conflict zones.

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H. G. Wells
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

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Jingtai, Emperor of China (1428)
Maurice Barrymore, English actor (1849)
H. G. Wells, English writer (1866)
Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1866)
Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (1902)
Preston Tucker, American automobile designer (1903)
Kwame Nkrumah, First President of Ghana (1909)
Françoise Giroud, French journalist and politician (1916)
Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (1924)
Donald A. Glaser, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1926)
Bernard Williams, English philosopher (1929)
Larry Hagman, American actor (1931)
Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer (1934)
Jerry Bruckheimer, American producer (1945)
Stephen King, American writer (1947)
Don Felder, American guitarist (Eagles) (1947)
Bill Murray, American actor (1950)
Philippe Caubère, French actor and director (1950)
Marc Pajot, French navigator (1953)
Richard Hieb, American astronaut (1955)
François Cluzet, French actor (1955)
Ethan Coen, American director (1957)
Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia (1957)
David James Elliott, Canadian actor (1960)
Nancy Travis, American actress (1961)
Rob Morrow, American actor (1962)
Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer (1965)
Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor (1971)
Luke Wilson, American actor (1971)
Liam Gallagher, English musician (Oasis) (1972)
David Silveria, American musician (Korn) (1972)
Olivia Bonamy, French actress (1972)
Richard Dunne, Irish footballer (1979)
Robert Hoffman, American actor (1980)
Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress (1980)
Autumn Reeser, American actress (1980)
Nicole Richie, American socialite (1981)
Maggie Grace, American actress (1983)

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Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (1576)
Walter Scott, Scottish writer (1832)
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1860)
Paul Reynaud, French politician (1966)
Henry de Montherlant, French writer (1972)
Walter Brennan, American actor (1974)
Florence Griffith-Joyner, American athlete (1998)
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