All Events

Historical Events on September 21

  • Benedict Arnold

    1780

    American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

  • Ghetto

    1942

    The Holocaust 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.

  • People's Republic of China

    1949

    The People's Republic of China is established in Beijing.

  • Malta

    1964

    Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom but remains in the Commonwealth.

  • Maldives

    1965

    The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

  • Bhutan

    1971

    Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.

  • Proclamation № 1081

    1972

    Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.

  • Murder of Ross Parker

    2001

    Increased racial tensions in Peterborough, England following the September 11 attacks result in the murder of Ross Parker by a gang of ten Muslims in a racially motivated attack.

  • Westgate shopping mall attack

    2013

    Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.

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