This Day In European History

21st September

Events
1591: The French Henry IV is accepted as King of France despite having been excommunicated by the Pope for his protestant faith.
1915: Stonehenge, Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, is brought at an auction by Mr. Chubb.
1917: Latvia declares independence.
1931: Britain leaves the Gold Standard.
1937: The Hobbit is published; it was written by JRR Tolkien.
1964: Malta becomes independent from Britain.
1965: First successful oil drilling in the North Sea.

Births
1452: Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine preacher.
1756: John McAdam, road innovator.
1853: Heike Onnes, Dutch physicist.
1866: HG Wells, British science fiction pioneer.
1874: Gustav Holst, English composer.

Deaths
19 BCE: Virgil, Roman poet.
454: Flavius Aetius, Roman general.
1327: King Edward II of England.
1558: Former Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Archduke of Austria Charles V.
1576: Gerolamo Cardano, Italian scientist.
1586: Antoine de Granvelle, Spanish cardinal and chief minister.
1629: Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Dutch merchant.
1832: Walter Scott, Scottish author and scholar.
1860: Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher.

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