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Events in September 2021 9
1929 – 2021Jane Powell (1929-2021)American singer and actress, a star of MGM musicals, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
1933 – 2021Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-2021)Died 6 September 2021, aged 88French actor whose Breathless made him the face of the New Wave and who became France's biggest box-office star.
1959 – 2021Norm Macdonald (1959-2021)Died 14 September 2021, aged 61Canadian comedian whose Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live and unhurried, deadpan stand-up made him a comedian's comedian.
2021Hurricane Ida strikes Louisiana and then the NortheastFlash flooding kills dozens a thousand miles inlandHurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on 29 August 2021 and its remnants caused deadly flash flooding in New York and New Jersey three days later, killing more than 90 people in total.
2021Debuts "ManningCast" on ESPNLaunches alternate Monday Night Football broadcast with EliManning and his brother Eli launched the "Manningcast," an alternate broadcast of ESPN's Monday Night Football featuring casual analysis and celebrity guest appearances alongside the traditional game feed. The program was praised for its relaxed, conversational tone and became a ratings success, extending Manning's football-media presence well beyond his playing career. It represented a new chapter in his post-retirement career as a broadcaster and cultural figure in football.
2021Netflix buys the Roald Dahl Story CompanyA deal worth more than 500 million poundsNetflix took the rights to the whole catalogue, and began adapting it.
2021Inspiration4 flies the first all-civilian orbital missionThree days in orbit with no professional astronauts aboardSpaceX launched Inspiration4 on 15 September 2021, the first orbital spaceflight crewed entirely by private citizens with no professional astronaut on board.
2021Jane Powell dies in WiltonJane Powell dies aged 92.
2021No Time to Die — Daniel CraigCraig's final Bond film — and the first in which Bond dies. After retirement, Bond is drawn back into service to stop a rogue MI6 agent wielding a devastating nanobody weapon. The emotional arc begun in Casino Royale reaches its conclusion. Billie Eilish contributes one of the finest Bond themes in the franchise's history. Budget: $250 million. Box office: $774.2 million.