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Historical events & facts — September 21
What happened on September 21?
September 21 was declared by the UN as the International Day of Peace in 1981, with the aim of strengthening the ideals of peace among all peoples and nations. Each year at noon, the Peace Bell at UN headquarters in New York rings as a symbol of the world's commitment to non-violence and the cessation of conflicts.
On September 21, 1964, Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom after 164 years of colonial rule, becoming a sovereign state within the Commonwealth. The small Mediterranean island, home of the Order of Malta for centuries, had been key to control of the Mediterranean and was collectively awarded the George Cross for its resistance during World War II.
On September 21, 1937, publisher George Allen & Unwin published The Hobbit, the first novel by J.R.R. Tolkien set in Middle-earth. The book, originally conceived as a story for his children, was an immediate success and led the publisher to commission Tolkien for a sequel that would become The Lord of the Rings.
Notable birthdays — September 21
Famous people born on September 21
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.
Fereydoon Moshiri
Fereydoon Moshiri was one of the prominent contemporary Persian poets who wrote poems in both modern and classic styles of the Persian poem.
Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm is an American journalist. She is best known as the former host of The Diane Rehm Show, a public radio talk show produced from 1979 to 2016 by WAMU in Washington, D.C. An advocate for the right to die, Rehm has written a book and co-produced a PBS documentary about end-of-life care and the right-to-die movement titled When My Time Comes.
Kay Ryan
Kay Ryan is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems. From 2008 to 2010 she was the sixteenth United States Poet Laureate. In 2011 she was named a MacArthur Fellow and she won the Pulitzer Prize.
Odilo Scherer
Odilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Since 2007 he has been the Archbishop of São Paulo, where he was auxiliary bishop from 2001 to 2007. From 1994 to 2001 he worked in the Roman Curia at the Congregation for Bishops.
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