September 21: Eid al-Ghadeer (Shia Islam, 2016); International Day of Peace
Armand Călinescu
- 1170 – Combined English and Irish forces seized Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin, into exile.
- 1860 – Second Opium War: Anglo-French forces earned a decisive victory against Qing dynasty troops in the Battle of Palikao, allowing them to capture Beijing.
- 1939 – Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu (pictured) was assassinated in Bucharest by pro-Nazi members of the Iron Guard.
- 1953 – North Korean No Kum-sok defected with his MiG-15, inadvertently making Operation Moolah, an American effort to bribe communist pilots, a success.
- 1996 – The Defense of Marriage Act was passed by the United States Congress prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.
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