Tukuk-OS📅 September 14
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 14? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2019 — Drone attacks on major processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais forced Saudi Arabia to cut more than half of its oil production.
- 2015 — Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri Poincaré in 1905.
LIGOVirgo interferometerFirst observation of gravitational waves
- 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.
- 2003 — President Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.
- 1992 — The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be unconstitutional.
- 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.
- 1979 — Afghan president Nur Muhammad Taraki (pictured) was overthrown and later killed on the orders of Hafizullah Amin, who succeeded him.
- 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.
- 1940 — Hungarian forces massacred at least 150 ethnic Romanians in Ip, Transylvania, following rumors that Romanians were responsible for the deaths of two soldiers.
- 1914 — HMAS AE1 (pictured), the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea; its wreck was not found until 2017.
- 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.
Theodore RooseveltPresident of the United StatesWilliam McKinley
- 1863 — American Civil War: The Little Rock campaign ended with the Union Army capturing Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 1752 — Under the terms of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days of the month.
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
- 1723 — António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, laid the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta.
- 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.
Viking activity in the British IslesGaelic IrelandNiall Glúndub
- 81 — Domitian, the last Flavian emperor of Rome, was confirmed by the Senate to succeed his brother Titus.
Births
- 2000 — Han, South Korean rapper
- 1997 — Benjamin Ingrosso, Swedish singer and songwriter
- 1997 — Dominic Solanke, English footballer
- 1996 — Hugh Bernard, English cricketer
- 1996 — Myles Wright, English professional footballer
- 1995 — Jevon Carter, American basketball player
- 1995 — Deshaun Watson, American football player
- 1994 — Brahim Darri, Dutch footballer
- 1994 — Gary Harris, American basketball player
- 1994 — Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Finnish footballer
- 1994 — Krasimir Stanoev, Bulgarian footballer
- 1993 — Brandon Brown, American race car driver
Deaths
- 2026 — Pete Byrne, English singer-songwriter (born 1952)
- 2026 — Bob Mackie, American fashion designer (born 1939)
- 2026 — Peter Max, German-American artist (born 1937)
- 2026 — Luděk Mikloško, Czech footballer (born 1961)
- 2025 — Jim Edgar, American politician, 38th Governor of Illinois (born 1946)
- 2025 — Ricky Hatton, British professional boxer (born 1978)
- 2024 — Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti royal and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kuwait (born 1942)
- 2024 — Otis Davis, American sprinter (born 1932)
- 2021 — Norm Macdonald, Canadian comedian and actor (born 1959)
- 2018 — Ethel Johnson, American professional wrestler (born 1935)
- 2018 — Zienia Merton, British actress (born 1945)
- 2015 — Davey Browne, Australian boxer (born 1986)
Observances & holidays
- 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)
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