Births on September 21

Peter McWilliam

Born on September 21, 1878

Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 1951)

Peter McWilliam (21 September 1879 – 1 October 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland. He won every domestic trophy during his nine years with Newcastle United.

He went on to manage Tottenham Hotspur on two occasions as well as Middlesbrough. He was the longest serving manager at Tottenham (however, both his stints were interrupted by world wars, therefore he managed fewer years of normal football) and led Spurs to an FA Cup win in 1921, becoming the first man to win the competition as a player and a manager.

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Events on 1878

18 Feb

Lincoln County War
John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
3 Mar

Treaty of San Stefano
The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano; a few months afterwards the Congress of Berlin stripped its status to a vassal principality of the Ottoman Empire.
25 May

Comic opera
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
15 Jun

Sallie Gardner at a Gallop
Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
22 Oct

Salford, Greater Manchester
The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.

Births on September 21

Peter McWilliam

Born on September 21, 1878

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Events on 1878

Lincoln County War

Treaty of San Stefano

Comic opera

Sallie Gardner at a Gallop

Salford, Greater Manchester