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On This Day in History — September 14
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Highlights of September 14
- 2019 — Drone attacks on major processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais forced Saudi Arabia to cut more than half of its oil production. Read more
- 2015 — Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri Poincaré in 1905. Read more
- 2007 — Late-2000s financial crisis: The Northern Rock bank received a liquidity support facility from the Bank of England, sparking a bank run—the United Kingdom's first in 150 years. Read more
- 2003 — President Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup. Read more
- 1992 — The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be unconstitutional. Read more
- 1989 — Typhoon Sarah dissipated after causing extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific, killing 71 in Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Gotō Islands. Read more
- 1979 — Afghan president Nur Muhammad Taraki (pictured) was overthrown and later killed on the orders of Hafizullah Amin, who succeeded him. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: Nazi forces began a mass extermination campaign against the civilian residents of around 20 villages on the Greek island of Crete, eventually killing more than 500 men. Read more
- 1940 — Hungarian forces massacred at least 150 ethnic Romanians in Ip, Transylvania, following rumors that Romanians were responsible for the deaths of two soldiers. Read more
- 1914 — HMAS AE1 (pictured), the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea; its wreck was not found until 2017. Read more
- 1901 — Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States at age 42, the youngest person ever to do so, eight days after William McKinley was fatally wounded in Buffalo, New York. Read more
- 1863 — American Civil War: The Little Rock campaign ended with the Union Army capturing Little Rock, Arkansas. Read more
- 1752 — Under the terms of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days of the month. Read more
- 1723 — António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, laid the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta. Read more
- 919 — Viking activity in the British Isles: A coalition of native Irish, led by Niall Glúndub, failed in their attempt to drive the Vikings of the Uí Ímair from Ireland. Read more
- 81 — Domitian, the last Flavian emperor of Rome, was confirmed by the Senate to succeed his brother Titus. Read more
Events
- 2022 — Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state over the next four days with the queue of mourners stretching for miles along the River Thames. Read more
- 2019 — Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Read more
- 2015 — The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016. Read more
- 2008 — Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500, crashes into a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway while on approach to Perm International Airport, in Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people on board. Read more
- 2007 — Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years. Read more
- 2003 — In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union. Read more
- 2003 — Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra. Read more
- 2002 — Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561 crashes near Paranapanema, Brazil, killing both pilots on board. Read more
- 2001 — Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital. Read more
- 2000 — Microsoft releases Windows Me. Read more
- 1999 — Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations. Read more
- 1998 — Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom. Read more
- 1997 — Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Read more
- 1994 — The rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike. Read more
- 1993 — Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320, crashes into an embankment after overshooting the runway at Okęcie International Airport (now Warsaw Chopin Airport), killing two people. Read more
- 1992 — The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal. Read more
- 1989 — The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide. Read more
- 1985 — Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic. Read more
- 1984 — Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Read more
- 1982 — President-elect of Lebanon Bachir Gemayel is assassinated. Read more
- 1979 — Afghan leader Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party. Read more
- 1975 — The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI. Read more
- 1960 — The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded. Read more
- 1960 — Congo Crisis: Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. Read more
- 1958 — The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere. Read more
- 1954 — In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. Read more
- 1948 — The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons. Read more
- 1940 — 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. Read more
- 1939 — 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. Read more
- 1936 — Raoul Villain, who assassinated the French Socialist Jean Jaurès, is himself killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza. Read more
- 1917 — The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic. Read more
- 1914 — HMAS AE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, is lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Read more
- 1911 — Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot by Dmitry Bogrov while attending a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tale of Tsar Saltan at the Kiev Opera House, in the presence of Tsar Nicholas II. Read more
- 1901 — U.S. president William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Read more
- 1862 — American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought. Read more
- 1846 — Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court. Read more
- 1829 — The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War. Read more
- 1814 — Battle of Baltimore: The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. Read more
- 1812 — Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city. Read more
- 1808 — Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes at the Battle of Oravais. Read more
- 1791 — The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France. Read more
- 1782 — American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York. Read more
- 1763 — Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War. Read more
- 1752 — The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2). Read more
- 1741 — George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah. Read more
- 1723 — Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena lays down the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta. Read more
- 1685 — Morean War: the Battle of Kalamata ends in a Venetian victory over the forces of the Ottoman Empire under the Kapudan Pasha. Read more
- 1682 — Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded. Read more
- 1402 — Battle of Homildon Hill: An invading Scottish army under Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany and Archibald, Earl Douglas is decimated by a contingent of 500 English archers under the command of George, Earl of March and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. Read more
- 1226 — The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France. Read more
- 1210 — Maria of Montferrat, Queen of Jerusalem, marries French baron John of Brienne, who is later crowned king on 30 October in Tyre. Read more
- 1180 — Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, is routed by Ōba Kagechika of the Taira clan. Read more
- 1146 — Seljuk atabeg Imad al-Din Zengi of Mosul is assassinated by a slave and succeeded by his quarrelling sons. Read more
- 1141 — An army of queen Matilda defeats and disperses an army of empress Matilda which was besieging Winchester. Robert of Gloucester is captured and exchanged for king Stephen, husband of queen Matilda. Read more
- 1115 — Roger of Salerno's Crusader army defeats a numerically superior Seljuk army in the battle of Sarmin Read more
- 987 — Bardas Phokas the Younger rebels against Byzantine emperor Basil II and declares himself emperor. Read more
- 919 — Battle of Islandbridge: High King Niall Glúndub is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the Vikings of Uí Ímair, led by King Sitric Cáech. Read more
- 786 — "Night of the three Caliphs": Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi. Birth of Harun's son al-Ma'mun. Read more
Born on September 14
- 2000 — Han, South Korean rapper Read more
- 1997 — Benjamin Ingrosso, Swedish singer and songwriter Read more
- 1997 — Dominic Solanke, English footballer Read more
- 1996 — Hugh Bernard, English cricketer Read more
- 1996 — Myles Wright, English professional footballer Read more
- 1995 — Jevon Carter, American basketball player Read more
- 1995 — Deshaun Watson, American football player Read more
- 1994 — Brahim Darri, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1994 — Gary Harris, American basketball player Read more
- 1994 — Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Finnish footballer Read more
- 1994 — Krasimir Stanoev, Bulgarian footballer Read more
- 1993 — Brandon Brown, American race car driver Read more
- 1992 — Connor Fields, American cyclist Read more
- 1992 — Cassie Sharpe, Canadian freestyle skier Read more
- 1992 — Zico, South Korean rapper Read more
- 1991 — Dee Milliner, American football player Read more
- 1991 — Nana, South Korean singer, actress and model Read more
- 1991 — Shayne Topp, American actor and Smosh cast member Read more
- 1990 — Douglas Costa, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1990 — Petar Filipović, German-born Croatian footballer Read more
- 1990 — Belinda Hocking, Australian backstroke swimmer Read more
- 1990 — Cecilie Pedersen, Norwegian footballer Read more
- 1989 — Jimmy Butler, American basketball player Read more
- 1989 — Tony Finau, American golfer Read more
- 1989 — Jesse James, American actor Read more
- 1989 — Lee Jong-suk, South Korean actor and model Read more
- 1989 — Alex Killorn, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1989 — Jonathon Simmons, American basketball player Read more
- 1989 — Miriam Zetter, Mexican ten-pin bowler Read more
- 1988 — Martin Fourcade, French biathlete Read more
- 1988 — Diogo Salomão, Portuguese footballer Read more
- 1987 — Michael Crabtree, American football player Read more
- 1987 — Tinchy Stryder, Ghanaian-English rapper and producer Read more
- 1986 — David Desharnais, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1986 — Jonathan Monaghan, American director, producer, and screenwriter Read more
- 1986 — Steven Naismith, Scottish footballer Read more
- 1986 — Barış Özbek, German-Turkish footballer Read more
- 1986 — Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer Read more
- 1986 — Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer and actress Read more
- 1986 — Reggie Williams, American basketball player Read more
Died on September 14
- 2026 — Pete Byrne, English singer-songwriter (born 1952) Read more
- 2026 — Bob Mackie, American fashion designer (born 1939) Read more
- 2026 — Peter Max, German-American artist (born 1937) Read more
- 2026 — Luděk Mikloško, Czech footballer (born 1961) Read more
- 2025 — Jim Edgar, American politician, 38th Governor of Illinois (born 1946) Read more
- 2025 — Ricky Hatton, British professional boxer (born 1978) Read more
- 2024 — Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti royal and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kuwait (born 1942) Read more
- 2024 — Otis Davis, American sprinter (born 1932) Read more
- 2021 — Norm Macdonald, Canadian comedian and actor (born 1959) Read more
- 2018 — Ethel Johnson, American professional wrestler (born 1935) Read more
- 2018 — Zienia Merton, British actress (born 1945) Read more
- 2015 — Davey Browne, Australian boxer (born 1986) Read more
- 2015 — Fred DeLuca, American businessman, co-founded Subway (born 1947) Read more
- 2015 — Martin Kearns, English drummer (born 1977) Read more
- 2015 — Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Romanian journalist and politician (born 1949) Read more
- 2014 — Tony Auth, American illustrator (born 1942) Read more
- 2014 — Peter Gutteridge, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1961) Read more
- 2014 — E. Jennifer Monaghan, English-American historian, author, and academic (born 1933) Read more
- 2013 — Maksym Bilyi, Ukrainian footballer (born 1989) Read more
- 2013 — Osama El-Baz, Egyptian soldier and diplomat (born 1931) Read more
- 2013 — Faith Leech, Australian swimmer (born 1941) Read more
- 2012 — Jacques Antoine, French game show producer, created The Crystal Maze and Fort Boyard (born 1924) Read more
- 2012 — Eduardo Castro Luque, Mexican businessman and politician (born 1963) Read more
- 2012 — Winston Rekert, Canadian actor and director (born 1949) Read more
- 2012 — Kan Yuet-keung, Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (born 1913) Read more
- 2011 — Malcolm Wallop, American politician (born 1933) Read more
- 2009 — Keith Floyd, English chef and author (born 1943) Read more
- 2009 — Henry Gibson, American actor (born 1935) Read more
- 2009 — Jody Powell, American diplomat, White House Press Secretary (born 1943) Read more
- 2009 — Patrick Swayze, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1952) Read more
- 2008 — Hyman Golden, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (born 1923) Read more
- 2007 — Jacques Martin, French television host and producer (born 1933) Read more
- 2007 — Robert Savoie, Canadian opera singer (born 1927) Read more
- 2006 — Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American bodybuilder and actor (born 1926) Read more
- 2006 — Esme Melville, Australian actress (born 1918) Read more
- 2005 — William Berenberg, American physician and academic (born 1915) Read more
- 2005 — Vladimir Volkoff, French soldier and author (born 1932) Read more
- 2005 — Robert Wise, American director and producer (born 1914) Read more
- 2003 — Jerry Fleck, American actor and director (born 1947) Read more
- 2003 — Garrett Hardin, American ecologist and author (born 1915) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Aelia Flaccilla (Eastern Orthodox Church); Christian feast day:
Albert of Vercelli; 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; Christian feast day:
September 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Engineer's Day (Romania); Hindi Day (Hindi-speaking states of India); Mobilized Servicemen Day (Ukraine); San Jacinto Day (Nicaragua)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “September 14”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.