Historical Events2022-11-17T21:03:18+00:00

Events that happened on September 21:

almanac (ɔːlmənæk)
noun
a book published every year which contains information about events connected with a particular subject or activity, and facts and statistics about that activity.

1177Reconquista: Alfonso VIII and Alfonso II surrender Cuenca after nine months of siege.
1292Reconquista: Sancho IV conquers Tarifa after an economically exhausting campaign.
1526Spanish pilot Bartolomé Ruiz landed at and gave name to San Mateo de las Esmeraldas Bay in Ecuador.
1551The Royal University of México was founded, the first in North America, created by a Royal Decree of Emperor Carlos V and signed in his name by prince Felipe in Toro, Zamora.
1558Carlos V dies in Yuste.
1794Malaspina's expedition returns.
1832British writer Walter Scott dies.
1895Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu (d. 1936) is born in Murcia.

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