What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Battle of Munfordville

Description: In the 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army left Chattanooga, Tennessee, in late August. Followed by... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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. Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Baltic Offensive

The Baltic Offensive, also known as the Baltic Strategic Offensive, denotes the campaign between the German Army Group North and the northern... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Operation Attleboro Begins

Operation Attleboro was a search and destroy operation by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. The operation was named after Attleboro, Massachusetts,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Cynic releases Focus

Focus is the debut album by Cynic, released September 14, 1993 through Roadrunner Records. Read more

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... Read more