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September 14

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.

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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.

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

  2. 1723

    António Manoel de Vilhena

  3. 1862

    American Civil War

  4. 1914

    HMAS AE1

  5. 1939

    World War II

  6. 1940

    Ip massacre

  7. 1992

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

  8. 1999

    Kiribati

  9. 2003

    Kumba Yala

  10. 2007

    2008 financial crisis

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 14

Emperor Daozong of Liao

b. 1032

Alexander von Humboldt

b. 1769

Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

b. 1864

Mario Benedetti

b. 1920

Jack Hawkins

b. 1910

Günter Netzer

b. 1944

Diadumenian

b. 208

Miyu Matsuki

b. 1977

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

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn 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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