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September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 101 days remain until the end of the year.

EVENTS

1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.

1780 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.

1934 – A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than 3,000 people.

1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.

1942 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.

1942 – The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.

1964 – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.

1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.

1976 – Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C because had been a member of the former Chilean Marxist government.

1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.

2003 – The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.

BIRTHS

1645 – Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)

1758 – Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)

1866 – H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (d. 1946)

1912 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)

1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)

1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor (d. 2009)

1943 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer

1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author

1947 – Stephen King, American author and screenwriter

1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

1959 – Dave Coulier, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

1960 – David James Elliott, Canadian-American actor and director

1961 – Nancy Travis, American actress and producer

1962 – Rob Morrow, American actor

1967 – Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host

1969 – Billy Porter, American actor and singer

1971 – Luke Wilson, American actor, director, and screenwriter

1981 – Nicole Richie, American actress, fashion designer, and author

DEATHS

1256 – William of Kilkenny, Lord Chancellor of England

1904 – Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (b. 1840)

1947 – Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)

1974 – Walter Brennan, American actor (b. 1894)

1974 – Jacqueline Susann, American author and actress (b. 1918)

2007 – Alice Ghostley, American actress (b. 1923)

2007 – Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (b. 1919)

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