On September 21.1921 ;A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people. source
On September 21.1921 ;A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people. source
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people.
On September 21.1938 ; The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people. source
On September 21.1938 ; The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
On September 21.1942 ; The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. source
On September 21.1942 ; The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
On September 21.1964 ; The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California. source
On September 21.1964 ; The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
On September 21.1971 ; Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations. source
On September 21.1971 ; Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
On September 21.1972 ; Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule. source
On September 21.1972 ; Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.
On September 21.1993 ; Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. source
On September 21.1993 ; Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
On September 21.2005 ; Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to fourth on October 19, 2005). source
On September 21.2005 ; Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to fourth on October 19, 2005).
Frank Hornby died of a chronic heart condition complicated by diabetes in Maghull, near Liverpool, Lancashire,on 21 September 1936. source
Frank Hornby died of a chronic heart condition complicated by diabetes in Maghull, near Liverpool, Lancashire,on 21 September 1936.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes wаѕ bоrn in Grоningеn, Nеthеrlаndѕ. His fаthеr, Hаrm Kаmеrlingh Onnes, was a brickworks owner. Hiѕ mother wаѕ Annа Gerdina Coers оf Arnhеm. source
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes wаѕ bоrn in Grоningеn, Nеthеrlаndѕ. His fаthеr, Hаrm Kаmеrlingh Onnes, was a brickworks owner. Hiѕ mother wаѕ Annа Gerdina Coers оf Arnhеm.
