Historical Events
- Britain's Kew Gardens sets world record for the largest living plant collection (16,900) on a single site according to Guinness World Records
- Earliest evidence announced for humans making clothes discovered from bone tools 100,000 years old found at Contrebandiers Cave, Morocco [1]
Event of Interest
French President Emmanuel Macron says France has killed leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
- Idaho Department of Health and Wellness says whole state now in a hospital resource crisis, will ration healthcare, due to COVID-19 surge [1]
Famous Deaths
- Boet van Dulmen, Dutch motorcycle racer (84 starts, 1 win, 4 podiums,1 pole; Finnish 500cc GP 1979), dies in a road accident at 73
- Clive Sinclair, British consumer electronics inventor (Executive pocket calculator; ZX Spectrum computer), dies of cancer at 81 [1]
- Dušan Ivković, Serbian basketball point guard (Radnički Belgrade) and coach (Yugoslavia 1987-95; Serbia 2008-13; FIBA HOF), dies from pulmonary edema and herpes at 77
- Jane Powell [Suzanne Burce], American singer and actress (Royal Wedding; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), dies at 92
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About September 16, 2021
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 7 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Virgo
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