What Happened On September 14

What Happened On Sep 14 Events

1321 Sep 14 Dante Alighieri Dies
About 1320 Dante made his final home in Ravenna, where he died on the night of September 13-14, 1321. His body was brought to the church of San Francisco. Shortly after he died, Dante was...
1638 Sep 14 John Harvard Dies
On September 14, 1638, John Harvard, a 31-year-old clergyman from Charlestown, Massachusetts died, leaving his library and half of his estate to a local college. The young minister's bequ...
1847 Sep 14
to 1847 Oct 12
Siege Of Puebla
The Siege of Puebla began the same day Mexico City fell to Winfield Scott and lasted for 28 days when a relief force was able to fight its way into the city and lift the siege. General...
1862 Sep 14
to 1862 Sep 17
Battle of Munfordville
Description: In the 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army left Chattanooga, Tennessee, in late August. Followed by Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Union Army, B...
1862 Sep 14 Battle of South Mountain - McClellan Defeats Lee
Description: After invading Maryland in September 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee divided his army to march on and invest Harpers Ferry. The Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClell...
1864 Sep 14
to 1864 Sep 17
Beefsteak Raid
The Beefsteak Raid was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. Confederate Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton le...
1886 Sep 14 Sigmund Freud Marries Martha Bernays
In 1877, Sigmund Freud was an ambitious 21 year-old who planned to devote his life to science. When Freud was 26, his commitment to laboratory science came to an end. He had met the love ...
1899 Sep 14 Henry Bliss is the First Person Killed in a Motor Vehicle Accident in the United States
H. H. Bliss, a real estate dealer, with offices at 41 Wall Street, and living at 235 West Seventy-fifth Street, was run over last night at Central Park West and Seventy-fourth Street. He ...
1901 Sep 14 President William McKinley Dies
McKinley's doctors believed he would recover, and the President convalesced for more than a week in Buffalo at the home of the exposition's director. On the morning of September 12, he fe...
1901 Sep 14 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes the 26th President of the United States
McKinley was shot by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901, and died on September 14, putting Roosevelt into the presidency. Roosevelt continued McKinley's cabinet and pro...
1914 Sep 14 "The New Janitor" (film) is Released
The New Janitor was the 27th comedy from Keystone Studios to feature Charlie Chaplin. The film is arguably one of his best for the studio, and a precursor to a key Essanay Studios short, ...
1916 Sep 14
to 1916 Sep 18
Seventh Battle Of The Isonzo
The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo was fought from September 14-17, 1916 between the armies of the Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary.
1938 Sep 14 Members Of The Russian Molokan Church Hold Religious Services In Their New Church Building
On Sunday, September 14, 1938, members of the Russian Molokan Church held religious services in their new church building on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, California. Folklorist Sidney R...
1939 Sep 14 German Forces Begin Attack on Fortress of Brześć
On 14 September 77 German tanks of the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Panzer Regiment, part of 10th Panzer Division, reached the area of Brześć and tried to capture the fortress on the run. The...
1944 Sep 14
to 1944 Nov 24
Baltic Offensive
The Baltic Offensive, also known as the Baltic Strategic Offensive, denotes the campaign between the German Army Group North and the northern Fronts of the Red Army in the Baltic States d...
1944 Sep 14 Polish Forces Under Command General Zygmunt Berling Land in Warsaw to Provide Support to Uprising
Soviet attacks on the 4th SS Panzer Corps east of Warsaw were renewed on 26 August, and the Germans were forced to retreat into Praga. The Soviet army under the command of Konstantin Roko...
1959 Sep 14
11:02PM
Luna 2 Becomes First Spacecraft to Reach Moon
After an aborted launch on 9 September, the Ye-1A probe successfully lifted off and reached escape velocity three days later. Officially named the Second Soviet Cosmic Rocket, the spacecr...
1966 Sep 14 Operation Attleboro Begins
Operation Attleboro was a search and destroy operation by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. The operation was named after Attleboro, Massachusetts, where the brigade had been formed. Init...
1973 Sep 14 Nas is Born
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (pronounced /nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), who performs under the mononym Nas (/ˈnɑːz/), formerly Nasty Nas, is an Nigerian-American rapper and actor. The ...
1975 Sep 14 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Becomes the First American Saint Canonized by the Roman Catholic Church
On September 14, 1975, Pope Paul VI enrolled Mother Seton in the Church's official list of saints. She is commemorated on January 4, the day of her death, considered by the Church her hea...
1979 Sep 14 "Quadrophenia" Is Released
Quadrophenia is a 1979 British film based on the 1973 rock opera album Quadrophenia by The Who. The film stars Phil Daniels in the leading role as a Mod named Jimmy. The film also stars T...
1987 Sep 14 Mick Jagger Releases "Primitive Cool"
Primitive Cool is the second solo album by The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger and was released in 1987. As the follow-up to Jagger's 1985 success She's the Boss, Primitive Cool wa...
1989 Sep 14 Bad Brains release Quickness
Quickness is the fourth full-length studio album by hardcore punk pioneers Bad Brains. At the time of its release, it was the best selling Bad Brains album and also featured an MTV video ...
1993 Sep 14 Cynic releases Focus
Focus is the debut album by Cynic, released September 14, 1993 through Roadrunner Records.
1994 Sep 14 1994 World Series is Canceled
The 1994 World Series was canceled on September 14 of that year due to an ongoing strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association, which had begun on August 12. It was only the se...
1995 Sep 14 FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKlein's Coreg
Coreg is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Coreg is used to treat heart failure and hype...
1998 Sep 14 "Mystery Disc" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Mystery Disc is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was released on CD in 1998, compiling tracks that were originally released on two separate vinyl records and included in the mail or...
1999 Sep 14 Queensrÿche release Q2K
Q2K is the seventh studio album by progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released on 14 September 1999. It was the only Queensrÿche studio album to feature guitarist Kelly Gray, who, in the...
1999 Sep 14 Stephen King publishes Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis (1999) is a collection of two novellas and three short stories by Stephen King, all connected to one another by recurring characters and taking place in roughly chronol...
2003 Sep 14 New England Patriots defeat Philadelphia Eagles, 31-10
The list of things the Patriots needed to accomplish in their second game was long. The most important, however, were 1) Getting their house in order, and 2) Winning, to eliminate the tid...
2004 Sep 14 Fable (video game) released
Fable is an RPG video game for Xbox, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms. It was developed by Big Blue Box, a satellite developer of Lionhead Studios, and was published by Microsoft. The game...
2004 Sep 14 "QuAUDIOPHILIAc" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Quaudiophiliac (capitalized as QuAUDIOPHILIAc on the album cover) is a compilation album featuring music by Frank Zappa, released in 2004 by the Zappa Family Trust. It compiles recordings...
2004 Sep 14 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-2
When Scott Kazmir went out to throw his warmup pitches in the fifth inning of last night's 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, the Devil Rays rookie had to give himself a mental slap in the fac...
2005 Sep 14 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3
TORONTO -- In one locker, Gabe Kapler pulled black, pinstriped slacks over the peach-colored cast that concealed his left leg, knee to toe. He tucked his customs card into his hip pocket ...
2006 Sep 14 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-5
BALTIMORE -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona said after a closed-door meeting with Manny Ramírez yesterday that ``there's a chance" Ramírez, who has been diagnosed with patellar tendinitis...
2007 Sep 14 Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2
TORONTO -- Serving the second game of a three-game suspension, Orioles manager Dave Trembley wasn't sure where in Rogers Centre he would settle to take in last night's series opener again...
2007 Sep 14 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-7
For the better part of four hours, it was a raucous house party. Then it turned into Black Friday. Five runs ahead and six outs away from taking a decisive step to their first divis...
2008 Sep 14 Aeroflot Flight 821 Crashes
Aeroflot Flight 821, operated by Aeroflot-Nord in a service agreement with Aeroflot and as its subsidiary, crashed on approach to Perm Airport on 14 September 2008. All 82 passengers and ...
2008 Sep 14 Aeroflot Flight 821 Crashes, Killing 88
Aeroflot Flight 821, operated by Aeroflot-Nord in a service agreement with Aeroflot and as its subsidiary, crashed on approach to Perm Airport on 14 September 2008 at 5:09:25. All 82 pass...
2008 Sep 14 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 7-4
The Mets' bullpen collapses have become an old story. The club and its fans can only hope their season won't turn into an even older one. The man in the middle of the latest collapse w...
2008 Sep 14 Baltimore Orioles defeat Minnesota Twins, 7-3
At the outset of this season, one of the Orioles' primary goals was to identify younger players for the future. The losing record and last-place finish would be tolerable if proper bui...
2008 Sep 14 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3
BOSTON—Jon Lester held Toronto to four hits over eight innings and Coco Crisp drove in two runs Sunday to lead the Boston Red Sox over Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3. The R...
2008 Sep 14 Entourage Season 5 Episode 2 - Unlike a Virgin
Eric offers to represent LB and Nick, two writers of an indie film script, but can't get them Vince or any help from Ari given their recent bad luck with indie films. An encounter with fo...
2008 Sep 14 Hannah Montana Season 2 Episode 28
Miley and Lilly befriend a school bully when Oliver starts dating her, but when Lilly and the girl bond over their mutual love of sports, Miley fears she'll lose her best friend.
2008 Sep 14 Matokeo Stadium Riot
Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday. Most of the vic...
2008 Sep 14 Miley Cyrus Performs In The City Of Hope Benefit Concert
She hosted the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April. In 2008, Cyrus hosted the Teen Choice Awards. On September 5 2008, Cyrus along with many female singers performs a single fo...
2008 Sep 14 New England Patriots defeat New York Jets, 19-10
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Stephen Gostkowski gave the New York Jets the boot yesterday, and it helped the Patriots in a big way. The third-year kicker tied his career-high in the Patriot...
2008 Sep 14 New York Yankees defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4
Derek Jeter said he'd never heard cheers during an at-bat in which he hit into a double play, so maybe that says something about the record Jeter tied during Sunday's victory over the Ray...
2009 Sep 14 Lily Tembo Dies
Lily Tembo (November 20, 1981 – September 14, 2009), popularly known as Lily T, was a Zambian musician who won International acclamation after her debut album Lily T in 2004, winning a Ng...
2009 Sep 14 Mark Kirk changes mind on Cap and Trade position at GOP rally in DuPage County Illinois
"I voted for it because it was in the narrow interests of my congressional district. But as your representative, representing the entire state of Illinois, I will vote 'No' on that bill co..." —Mark Kirk