September 21st, 1855

Born on September 21st, 1855

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 62,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 21st?

September 21st, 2004

American rock band Green Day released their seventh studio album, American Idiot.

September 21st, 2013

Unidentified gunmen began a three-day attack on the upmarket Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of 67 people with at least another 175 wounded.

September 21st, 2001

Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially motivated crimes with white victims.

September 21st, 1996

The Defense of Marriage Act was passed by the United States Congress, prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.

September 21st, 1968

The Soviet Union's Zond 5 landed in the Indian Ocean, becoming the first spacecraft to safely return to Earth after travelling around the Moon.

September 21st, 1965

Portugal accepted a diplomatic mission from Southern Rhodesia despite objections by Britain, which had required the colony to implement black majority rule as a condition of independence.

September 21st, 1958

The first section of Interstate 80 in Iowa opened in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

September 21st, 1943

Second World War: The German Army began the Massacre of the Acqui Division on the Greek island of Cephalonia, executing 5,155 Italian soldiers in the next five days.

September 21st, 1938

The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, killing an estimated 682 people and injuring 1,754 others.

September 21st, 1937

J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy children's novel The Hobbit, which later served as a prelude to The Lord of the Rings, was first published.

September 21st, 1934

Chandrashekhar Agashe (pictured) established the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd., one of the oldest companies in India.

September 21st, 1933

Salvador Lutteroth ran the first Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre event, now the world's oldest professional wrestling promotion in existence, in Mexico City.

September 21st, 1918

World War I: The Battle of Nazareth ended with the British Empire victorious over the Ottomans.

September 21st, 1897

In response to a letter written by eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, The New York Sun published an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church stating, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".

September 21st, 1823

According to Joseph Smith, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 21st

Same year
Born in 1855

69

Robert Koldewey

German archaeologist and architect (1855-1925)

*September 10th, 1855, Blankenburg †February 4th, 1925, Berlin

75

Eduard Meyer

German historian (1855–1930)

*January 25th, 1855, Hamburg †August 31st, 1930, Berlin

78

Oskar von Miller

German engineer

*May 7th, 1855, Munich †April 9th, 1934, Munich

74

Karl von den Steinen

German physician, ethnologist, explorer, ancient Americanist and writer (1855-1929)

*March 7th, 1855, Mülheim an der Ruhr †November 4th, 1929, Kronberg im Taunus

82

Hilmar Mückenberger

German composer

*January 26th, 1855, Eibenstock †May 14th, 1937, Plauen

44

Ernest Chausson

French composer (1855–1899)

*January 20th, 1855, Paris †June 10th, 1899, Limay

50

Jean Lorrain

French Symbolist poet and novelist

*August 9th, 1855, Fécamp †June 30th, 1906, Paris

68

Marie Corelli

British writer (1855-1924)

*May 1st, 1855, London †April 24th, 1924, Stratford-upon-Avon

52

Ned Hanlan

Canadian professional sculler, hotelier, and alderman (1855–1908)

*July 12th, 1855, Toronto †January 4th, 1908, Toronto

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

80

Ferdinand Tönnies

German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936)

*July 26th, 1855, Oldenswort †April 9th, 1936, Kiel

57

James S. Sherman

Vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912

*October 24th, 1855, Utica †October 30th, 1912, Utica

71

Houston Stewart Chamberlain

British-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927)

*September 9th, 1855, Portsmouth †January 9th, 1927, Bayreuth

61

Percival Lowell

American astronomer (1855-1916)

*March 13th, 1855, Boston †November 12th, 1916, Flagstaff

43

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898)

*July 16th, 1855, Tournai †December 25th, 1898, Paris

76

Inukai Tsuyoshi

Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan (1855–1932)

*June 4th, 1855, Okayama †May 15th, 1932, Tokyo

43

Eleanor Marx

English-born activist and daughter of Karl Marx (1855–1898)

*January 16th, 1855, Soho †March 31st, 1898, Sydenham

56

Giovanni Pascoli

Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912)

*December 31st, 1855, San Mauro Pascoli †April 6th, 1912, Bologna

67

Emil Doepler

German artist (1855–1922)

*October 29th, 1855, Munich †December 21st, 1922, Berlin

74

Charles Huot

Canadian painter, drawing teacher, and illustrator (1855-1930)

*April 6th, 1855, Quebec City †January 27th, 1930, Sillery

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 21st

Fixed holidays (Autumnal equinox observances in the Northern Hemisphere, vernal equinox observances in the Southern Hemisphere , Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1855 is a normal year and no leap year.

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