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The personal union of the European and American territories he ruled was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".
Notable Deaths on September 21
1558 — Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor (born 1500)
September 21 has 100 recorded notable deaths across history, from 19 BC to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
100 source records
19 BC – 2024
Today in history
Major events on September 21
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- 1792 French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. Source
- 1993 Russian president Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution. Source
- 1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War. Source
- 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.) Source
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The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso.
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Emperor Hong Taiji of China (born 1592) conquered Inner Mongolia and the remainder of Manchuria and invaded Korea, which became a Qing tributary state.
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A loyal subject of Russia during most of his rule, Mazepa's close relationship with Tsar Peter I deteriorated as a result of the latter's administrative reforms, which increasingly deprived Mazepa and the Hetmanate of their autonomy.
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Flavius Aetius was a military commander and the most influential man in the Empire for two decades (433–454).
More major people who died on September 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1327
Edward II of England (born 1284)
Edward II, also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327.
1643
Emperor Hong Taiji of China (born 1592)
Hong Taiji, sometimes rendered as Huang Taiji and occasionally referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin dynasty and the…
1709
Ivan Mazepa
Ukrainian statesman, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (born 1639)
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa was a Ukrainian military, political and civic leader who served as hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1687–1709.
454
Flavius Aetius
Roman general and politician (born 396)
Flavius Aetius was a Roman general and statesman of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire. He was a military commander and the most influential man in the Empire for two decades (433–454).
2022
Raju Srivastav
Indian comedian, actor and politician (born 1963)
Satya Prakash Srivastav, known professionally as Raju Srivastav and often credited as Gajodhar, was an Indian comedian, actor and politician.
2009
Robert Ginty
American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1948)
Robert Winthrop Ginty was an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ginty took interest in the arts at a young age and went on to study acting at Yale University.
1235
Andrew II of Hungary (born 1175)
Andrew II, also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1205 and 1235. He ruled the Principality of Halych from 1188 until 1189/1190, and again between 1208/1209 and 1210.
1629
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (born 1587)
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a Dutch naval officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, serving two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies.
1944
Artur Phleps
Romanian general (born 1881)
Artur Gustav Martin Phleps was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and Nazi German army officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS during World War II.
1958
Peter Whitehead
English racing driver (born 1914)
Peter Nield Whitehead was a British racing driver. He was born in Menston, Yorkshire and was killed in an accident at Lasalle, France, during the Tour de France endurance race.
2024
Eddie Low
New Zealand country singer and musician (born 1943)
Edward Robert Low was a New Zealand country singer and musician, with a career spanning over 60 years.
1985
Gu Long
Chinese author and screenwriter (born 1937)
Xiong Yaohua, better known by his pen name Gu Long, was a Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director.
2018
Trần Đại Quang
President of Vietnam (born 1956)
Trần Đại Quang was a Vietnamese politician and former police general who served as the ninth president of Vietnam from 2016 until his death in 2018.
1586
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
French cardinal and diplomat (born 1517)
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, typically known as Cardinal Granvelle in English, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish…
2024
Benny Golson
American saxophonist and composer (born 1929)
Benny Golson was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
1976
Orlando Letelier
Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile (born 1932)
Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar was a Chilean Marxist and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende.
2021
Willie Garson
American actor (born 1964)
William Garson Paszamant was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes.
1974
Walter Brennan
American actor (born 1894)
Walter Andrew Brennan was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938) and The Westerner (1940), making him the only person to win three…
2013
Kofi Awoonor
Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat (born 1935)
Kofi Awoonor was a Ghanaian poet, author and diplomat. His work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people with contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization.