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September 14

September 14 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 81 and 2007. Domitian became Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.

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What happened on September 14?

September 14 is the 257th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 81 and 2007. Famous people born on September 14 include Emperor Daozong of Liao, Alexander von Humboldt and Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood.

The shape of the day

Few dates reach as far back as September 14: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 81. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Virgo is the sign for September 14 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on September 14

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game Summum Aeterna
  • Game Ad Infinitum
  • Game The Crew: Motorfest
  • Game Dune: Spice Wars
  • Game Deceit 2

2022

  • Game You Suck at Parking
  • Game Food Truck Simulator
  • Game Night At the Gates of Hell

2021

  • Game Deathloop

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 81

    AD 81

    Domitian became Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.

  2. 1723

    António Manoel de Vilhena

    Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena lays down the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta.

  3. 1862

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.

  4. 1914

    HMAS AE1

    HMAS AE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, is lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

  5. 1939

    World War II

    World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.

  6. 1940

    Ip massacre

    Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing.

  7. 1992

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.

  8. 1999

    Kiribati

    Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.

  9. 2003

    Kumba Yala

    Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.

  10. 2007

    2008 financial crisis

    Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 14

Emperor Daozong of Liao

b. 1032

Chinese emperor

Alexander von Humboldt

b. 1769

German geographer and explorer

Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

b. 1864

1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate

Mario Benedetti

b. 1920

Uruguayan journalist and author

Jack Hawkins

b. 1910

English actor and producer

Günter Netzer

b. 1944

German footballer and manager

Diadumenian

b. 208

Roman emperor

Miyu Matsuki

b. 1977

Japanese voice actress and singer

Deaths

  • 1982Grace Kelly
  • 1979Nur Muhammad Taraki
  • 1712Giovanni Domenico Cassini
  • 1321Dante Alighieri
  • 619Yang You

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Aelia Flaccilla (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Cormac mac Cuilennáin (or of Cashel)
  • —Christian feast day: Crescentius of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Christianity) Elevation of the Holy Cross (Eastern Orthodox)
  • —Christian feast day: Lord of Miracles of Buga
  • —Christian feast day: Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse (one of the Martyr Saints of China)
  • —Christian feast day: Maternus of Cologne
  • —Christian feast day: Notburga

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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