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September 14th


- Formerly, the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following 14 September were observed as one of the four sets of Ember days. In the Irish calendar they were known as Quarter tense. (Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Feast of the Cross (Christianity)

September 14th


- 2003 - In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
- 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.
- 1999 - Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
- 1998 - Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
- 1995 - Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan
- 1994 - The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
- 1987 - The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.
- 1984 - Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a hot air balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1982 - President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated.
- 1975 - The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
- 1969 - The US Selective Service selects September 14th as the First Draft Lottery Date.
- 1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
- 1959 - The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
- 1958 - The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
- 1948 - Groundbreaking for the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
- 1944 - World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
- 1923 - Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain.
- 1917 - Russia is officially proclaimed a republic.
- 1901 - President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
- 1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
- 1847 - Mexican-American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City.
- 1829 - The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.
- 1814 - 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.
- 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: French grenadiers enter Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.
- 1752 - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
- 1741 - George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah
- 1682 - Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded.
- 1607 - Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.
- 1180 - Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan.
- 786 - Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi.
- 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.

September 14th


- 1989 - Logan Henderson, American actor and musician
- 1989 - Jesse James, American actor
- 1988 - Kirsten Haglund, American beauty pageant contestant
- 1987 - Michael Crabtree, American football player
- 1986 - Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer
- 1986 - Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
- 1986 - Andrew James Trauth, American actor
- 1985 - Paolo Gregoletto, American bassist (Trivium)
- 1985 - Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer
- 1985 - Delmon Young, American baseball player
- 1984 - Adam Lamberg, American actor
- 1983 - Amy Winehouse, English singer
- 1983 - Frostee Rucker, National Football League defensive end
- 1982 - Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor
- 1982 - SoShy, French singer/songwriter
- 1982 - Petr Pr?cha, Czechoslovakian hockey player
- 1981 - Ashley Roberts, American singer, dancer & actress (Pussycat Dolls)
- 1981 - Miyavi, Japanese musician
- 1981 - Katie Lee, American television presenter
- 1980 - Ay?, German singer
- 1979 - Jesse Marunde, American strongman/athlete (d. 2007)
- 1978 - Carmen Kass, Estonian model
- 1978 - Silvia Navarro, Mexican actress
- 1978 - Danielle Peck, country music singer
- 1978 - Ben Cohen, English rugby union footballer
- 1976 - Jeremy Dunham, video game journalist
- 1976 - Agustín Calleri, Argentine tennis player
- 1974 - Chad Bradford, American baseball player
- 1974 - Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete
- 1973 - Mike Ward, Canadian comedian
- 1973 - Tony Bui, Vietnamese film director
- 1973 - Terrell Fletcher, American football player
- 1973 - Andrew Lincoln, British actor
- 1973 - Nas, American rapper
- 1973 - Linvoy Primus, English footballer
- 1972 - David Bell, American baseball player
- 1971 - Jeff Loomis, American guitarist (Nevermore)
- 1971 - Andre Matos, Brazilian musician
- 1971 - Kimberly Williams, American actress
- 1970 - Ben Garant, American actor
- 1970 - Craig Montoya, American musician (Everclear)
- 1970 - Francesco Casagrande, Italian cyclist
- 1969 - Konstantinos Koukodimos, Greek long jumper and politician
- 1967 - Dan Cortese, American actor
- 1967 - Ashlyn Gere, American pornographic actress
- 1967 - Jens Lien, Norwegian film director
- 1966 - Mike Cooley, American guitarist
- 1965 - Michelle Stafford, American actress
- 1965 - Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia
- 1964 - Faith Ford, American actress
- 1963 - Robin Singh, Indian cricketer
- 1962 - Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey player
- 1961 - Freeman Mbowe, Tanzanian politician and businessman
- 1961 - Wendy Thomas, namesake of the eponymous restaurant (Wendy's)
- 1960 - Melissa Leo, American actress
- 1960 - Callum Keith Rennie, Canadian actor
- 1959 - Morten Harket, Norwegian singer (a-ha)
- 1958 - Beth Nielsen Chapman, American singer-songwriter
- 1957 - Tim Wallach, American baseball player
- 1957 - Kepler Wessels, former Australian and South African cricketer
- 1956 - Ray Wilkins, English former footballer
- 1956 - Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek politician
- 1956 - Kostas Karamanlis, Greek prime-minister
- 1956 - Nathalie Roussel, French actress
- 1954 - Barry Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills) (d. 2005)
- 1953 - Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (d. 1998)
- 1953 - Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer
- 1950 - Paul Kossoff, British guitarist (Free) (d. 1976)
- 1950 - Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver
- 1950 - Michael Nifong, American attorney
- 1949 - Tommy Seebach, Danish musician (d. 2003)
- 1949 - Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer
- 1949 - Steve Gaines, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
- 1949 - Ed King, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- 1948 - Marc Reisner, American writer (d. 2000)
- 1947 - Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, American singer (Sha Na Na)
- 1947 - Sam Neill, New Zealand actor
- 1946 - Jim Angle, American television reporter
- 1945 - Martin Tyler, British sports broadcaster
- 1944 - Joey Heatherton, American actress and singer
- 1944 - Günter Netzer, German footballer
- 1942 - Bernard MacLaverty, Northern Irish writer
- 1941 - Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan musician
- 1940 - Larry Brown, American basketball player and coach
- 1940 - Jacques Godin, Canadian film and television actor
- 1939 - DeWitt Weaver, Professional golfer
- 1937 - Renzo Piano, Italian architect
- 1936 - Harry Danielsen, Norwegian politician
- 1936 - Walter Koenig, American actor
- 1936 - Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 1936 - Nicol Williamson, Scottish-born actor
- 1935 - Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (d. 2008)
- 1935 - Amanda Barrie, British actress
- 1934 - Kate Millett, American feminist writer
- 1934 - Sarah Kofman, French philosopher
- 1933 - Harve Presnell, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1932 - Harry Sinden, American National Hockey League executive
- 1932 - John Tembo, Malawian politician
- 1930 - Allan Bloom, American academic (d. 1992)
- 1929 - Larry Collins, American writer (d. 2005)
- 1929 - Maurice Vachon, French Canadian professional wrestler
- 1927 - Martin Caidin, American aviation writer (d. 1997)
- 1927 - Jim Fanning, American baseball player and manager
- 1926 - Michel Butor, French novelist
- 1924 - Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994)
- 1923 - Nicholas Georgiadis, Greek painter, stage and costume designer (d. 2001)
- 1922 - Michel Auclair, French actor (d. 1988)
- 1921 - A. Jean de Grandpré, Canadian businessman and chief executive officer (Bell Canada)
- 1921 - Dario Vittori, Argentinian actor (d. 2001)
- 1920 - Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan writer (d. 2009)
- 1920 - Lawrence Klein, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1920 - Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician (d. 1998)
- 1918 - Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (d. 1967)
- 1918 - Cachao López, Cuban musician (d. 2008)
- 1916 - John Heyer, Australian documentary filmmaker (d. 2001)
- 1916 - Eric Bentley, British-born American critic and playwright
- 1914 - Mae Boren Axton, American songwriter (d. 1997)
- 1914 - Lída Baarová, Czech actress (d. 2000)
- 1914 - Kay Medford, American actress (d. 1980)
- 1914 - Clayton Moore, American actor (d. 1999)
- 1914 - Robert McCloskey, American author (d. 2003)
- 1913 - Jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (d. 1971)
- 1913 - Annalisa Ericson, Swedish actress
- 1910 - Jack Hawkins, British actor (d. 1973)
- 1910 - Yiannis Latsis, Greek shipping tycoon (d. 2003)
- 1909 - Peter Scott, British naturalist and explorer (d. 1989)
- 1902 - Giorgos Papasideris Greek musician (d. 1977)
- 1898 - Ernest Nash, German-born archaeologist (d. 1974)
- 1898 - Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (d. 1986)
- 1891 - Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (d. 1983)
- 1889 - María Capovilla, previous oldest living person (d. 2006)
- 1886 - Jan Masaryk, Czech foreign minister and diplomat (d. 1948)
- 1880 - Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov), Orthodox missionary and writer (d. 1961)
- 1880 - Archie Hahn, American athlete (d. 1955)
- 1879 - Margaret Sanger, American birth control advocate and proponent of eugenics (d. 1966)
- 1872 - John Olof Dahlgren, American recipient of the Medal of Honor (d. 1963)
- 1869 - Kid Nichols, American baseball player (d. 1953)
- 1867 - Charles Dana Gibson, American artist (d. 1944)
- 1864 - Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, British diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1958)
- 1860 - Hamlin Garland, American writer (d. 1940)
- 1850 - Anton Mahni?, Slovenian Roman Catholic bishop, author and theologian (d. 1920)
- 1849 - Ivan Pavlov, Russian scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936)
- 1837 - Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (d. 1903)
- 1804 - John Gould, British ornithologist (d. 1881)
- 1804 - Louis Desiré Maigret, French Catholic prelate (d. 1882)
- 1769 - Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (d. 1859)
- 1760 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (d. 1842)
- 1737 - Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1806)
- 1721 - Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge (d. 1807)
- 1713 - Johann Kies, German mathematician (d. 1781)
- 1656 - Thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746)
- 1580 - Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645)
- 1547 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman (d. 1619)
- 1543 - Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (d. 1615)
- 1486 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German alchemist (d. 1535)
- 1388 - Claudius Clavus, Danish geographer
- 1169 - Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1183)