On this day: 21 September

Selected events and births on 21 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1675 – Led by Antonio de Vea, a Spanish naval expedition departed El Callao, Peru, for the fjords and channels of Patagonia to find whether rival colonial powers were in the region. Read more: Antonio de Vea Antonio de Vea expedition Callao
• 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". Read more: The Sun (New York City) Francis Pharcellus Church Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
• 1934 – Chandrashekhar Agashe established the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd., one of the oldest companies in India. Read more: Chandrashekhar Agashe Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. List of oldest companies in India
• 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. Read more: J. R. R. Tolkien Children's literature The Hobbit
• 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. Read more: Rhodesian mission in Lisbon Southern Rhodesia
• 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. Read more: Zond 5
• 1999 – The first chapter of Naruto, later one of the best-selling manga series, was published. Read more: Naruto List of best-selling manga
• 2004 – American rock band Green Day released their seventh studio album, American Idiot. Read more: Green Day American Idiot

Born on this day

• 1941 – R. James Woolsey, Jr., American scholar and diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence Read more: James Woolsey Director of Central Intelligence
• 1944 – Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky Read more: Steve Beshear Governor of Kentucky
• 1946 – Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation Read more: Moritz Leuenberger President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1946 – Mart Siimann, Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia Read more: Mart Siimann Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1950 – Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education Read more: Charles Clarke Secretary of State for Education
• 1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia Read more: Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia
• 1959 – Crin Antonescu, Romanian educator and politician, former interim president of Romania Read more: Crin Antonescu President of Romania
• 1960 – Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian journalist, politician and scientist, first woman Vice President of Iran Read more: Masoumeh Ebtekar Iran
• 1970 – Samantha Power, Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Read more: Samantha Power List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations
• 1982 – Dominic Perrottet, Australian politician, 46th Premier of New South Wales Read more: Dominic Perrottet Premier of New South Wales
• 1984 – Jason Citron, American businessman, co-founded Discord Read more: Jason Citron Discord
• 2006 – Alisha Palmowski, British female racing driver Read more: Alisha Palmowski

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / September 21 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.