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Monday, 21 September 2026

Day 264 of 2026  ·  101 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 39
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Births (4) Deaths (0) Events (6) Reminders (0)
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Arts & Culture Media & Broadcasting Miscellaneous Politics & Government Science & Technology
4 Births
6 Events
10 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1756
John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt.)
US 270 yrs ago
1866
H.G. Wells, futurist.
US 160 yrs ago
1874
Gustav Holst, composer of "The Planets."
US Arts & Culture 152 yrs ago
1950
Bill Murray, actor, comedian.
US Politics & Government 76 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1784
First daily newspaper in US begins publication in Pennsylvania.
US Media & Broadcasting 242 yrs ago
1895
First auto manufacturer opens -- Duryea Motor Wagon Company.
US 131 yrs ago
1915
Those famous stones at Stonehenge, England, is sold at auction to C.H.E. Chubb of Salisbury, England for 6,600 pounds.
GB 111 yrs ago
1930
Johann Ostermeyer patents his invention, the flashbulb.
US Science & Technology 96 yrs ago
1954
The nuclear submarine "Nautilus" is commissioned.
US Science & Technology 72 yrs ago
1993
N.Y.P.D. Blues premiers.
US Arts & Culture 33 yrs ago