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Events [ ] 786 - Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi .1180 - Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan.1607 - Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.1682 - Bishop Gore School one of the oldest schools in Wales founded.1752 - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar , skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2 ).1812 - French grenadiers enter Moscow . The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.1814 - Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner ."1829 - Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia , thus ending the Russo-Turkish War .1847 - Mexican-American War : Winfield Scott captures Mexico City .1862 - Civil War Maryland Campaign Battle of South Mountain is fought.1886 - Typewriter ribbon patented.1901 - President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6 , and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt .1917 - Russia is officially proclaimed a republic .1923 - Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain .1944 - United States Marines land on the island of Peleliu .1948 - Groundbreaking for the United Nations headquarters in New York City .1958 - Two rockets designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr , the first German post-war rockets, reach the upper atmosphere.1959 - The Soviet probe Luna 2 Moon , becoming the first man-made object to reach it.1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.1964 - The opening of the third period of the Second Vatican Council .1965 - The opening of the fourth and final period of Second Vatican Council .1975 - The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton , is canonized by Pope Paul VI .1982 - President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel , is assassinated.1984 - Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a hot air balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean .1987 - ITV Schools was broadcast on Channel 4 for the very first time.1987 - The Toronto Blue Jays set a major league record for most home runs in a single game - 10 - versus the Baltimore Orioles at Exhibition Stadium , and the teams combined to tie the record for most homers by two teams - 11. The game also marked the end of Cal Ripken 's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings played, which is believed to be the longest, although this is not a record officially kept by MLB.
1990 - Ken Griffey and his son Ken Jr. become the first father-son duo to hit back-to-back home runs.1994 - The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike .1995 - Body Worlds opens in Tokyo , Japan 1998 - Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom .1999 - Kiribati , Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations .2000 - Microsoft introduced the last update to the OS, MS-DOS . (Version 8.0)2000 - Windows Me is released.
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.2003 - In a referendum Sweden rejects adopting the euro .2003 - Estonia approves joining the European Union in a referendum.
2007 - Restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass are officially removed in the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI 's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum Births [ ] 1169 - Alexios II Komnenos (d. 1183 ) Byzantine emperor1388 - Claudius Clavus , Danish geographer1486 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa , German alchemist (d. 1535 )1543 - Claudio Aquaviva , Italian Jesuit (d. 1615 )1547 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt , Dutch statesman (d. 1619 )1656 - Thomas Baker , British antiquarian (d. 1746 )1713 - Johann Kies , German mathematician (d. 1781 )1721 - Eliphalet Dyer , American statesman and judge (d. 1807 )1737 - Michael Haydn , Austrian composer (d. 1806 )1760 - Luigi Cherubini , Italian composer (d. 1842 )1769 - Alexander von Humboldt , German naturalist and explorer (d. 1859 )1771 - Nikolay Raevsky , Russian general and statesman (d. 1829 )1804 - John Gould , British ornithologist (d. 1881 )1804 - Louis Desiré Maigret , French Catholic prelate (d. 1882 )
1837 - Nikolai Bugaev , Russian mathematician (d. 1903 )1849 - Ivan Pavlov , Russian scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936 )1860 - Hamlin Garland , American writer (d. 1940 )1864 - Robert Cecil , British politician and diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1958 )1867 - Charles Dana Gibson , American artist (d. 1944 )1869 - Kid Nichols , baseball player (d. 1953 )1879 - Margaret Sanger , American birth control advocate (d. 1966 )1880 - Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov) , Orthodox missionary and writer, Exarch of Russian Church in North America (d. 1961 )1880 - Archie Hahn , American athlete (d. 1955 )
1886 - Jan Masaryk , Czech foreign minister and diplomat (d. 1948 )1889 - Maria Capovilla , previous oldest living person (d. 2006 )1891 - Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov , Russian mathematician (d. 1983 )1894 - Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay , Bengali Novelist (d. 1950 )1898 - Ernest Nash , German-born archaeologist (d. 1974 )1899 - Hal B. Wallis , American film producer (d. 1986 )1902 - Giorgos Papasideris Greek musician (d. 1977 )1909 - Peter Scott , British naturalist, artist, and explorer (d. 1989 )1910 - Jack Hawkins , British actor (d. 1973 )1910 - Yiannis Latsis , Greek shipping tycoon (d. 2003 )
1913 - Jacobo Arbenz , President of Guatemala (d. 1971 )1914 - Lída Baarová , Czech actress (d. 2000 )1914 - Clayton Moore , American actor (d. 1999 )
1914 - Kay Medford , American actress (d. 1980 )
1914 - Robert McCloskey , American author (d. 2003 )
1916 - John Heyer , Australian documentary filmmaker (d. 2001 }1918 - Georges Berger , Belgian racing driver (d. 1967 )1920 - Mario Benedetti , Uruguayan writer1920 - Lawrence Klein , American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1920 - Alberto Calderón , Argentine mathematician (d. 1998 )
1921 - Dario Vittori , Argentinian actor (d. 2001 )1922 - Michel Auclair , French actor (d. 1988 )1924 - Abioseh Nicol , Sierra Leonean diplomat and noted author (d. 1994 )1926 - Michel Butor , French novelist1927 - Martin Caidin , American writer noted for his focus on aviation (d. 1997 )1929 - Larry Collins , American writer (d. 2005 )1929 - Maurice Vachon , French Canadian professional wrestler
1930 - Allan Bloom , American academic (d. 1992 )1932 - Harry Sinden , National Hockey League executive1932 - John Tembo , Malawian politician
1933 - Harve Presnell , American actor1934 - Sarah Kofman , French philosopher1934 - Kate Millett , American feminist writer
1936 - Walter Koenig , American actor1936 - Ferid Murad , American physician and pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1936 - Harry Danielsen , Norwegian politician
1937 - Renzo Piano , Italian architect1938 - Nicol Williamson , Scottish-born actor1940 - Larry Brown , American basketball coach1941 - Alberto Naranjo , Venezuelan musician1942 - Bernard MacLaverty , Northern Irish writer1944 - Joey Heatherton , American actress and singer1945 - Martin Tyler , British sports broadcaster1947 - Jon "Bowzer" Bauman , "Bowzer" singer in musical group "Sha Na Na"1947 - Sam Neill , New Zealand actor
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 )
1950 - Paul Kossoff , British guitarist (Free ) (d. 1976 )1950 - Masami Kuwashima , Japanese Formula One driver
1950 - Michael Nifong , North Carolina district attorney
1953 - Tom Cora , American cellist and composer (d. 1998 )1953 - Judy Playfair , Australian swimmer
1956 - Kostas Karamanlis , Greek prime-minister1956 - Ray Wilkins , English former footballer
1957 - Tim Wallach , Major League Baseball player1957 - Kepler Wessels , South African cricketer
1959 - Morten Harket , Norwegian singer (a-ha )1960 - Melissa Leo , American actress1960 - Callum Keith Rennie , Canadian actor
1963 - Robin Singh , Indian cricketer1964 - Faith Ford , American actress1965 - Dmitry Medvedev , First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia 1966 - Mike Cooley , American guitarist1967 - Dan Cortese , American actor1968 - Michelle Stafford , American actress
1969 - Konstantinos Koukodimos , Greek long jumper1970 - Ben Garant , American actor1970 - Craig Montoya , American musician (Everclear )
1970 - Francesco Casagrande , Italian cyclist
1971 - Kimberly Williams , American actress1971 - Jeff Loomis , American guitarist (Lead guitarist for Nevermore )1972 - David Bell , baseball player1973 - Nas , American rapper1973 - Linvoy Primus , English footballer
1974 - Chad Bradford , American baseball player1974 - Hicham El Guerrouj , Moroccan athlete
1976 - Jeremy Dunham , video game journalist1976 - Agustín Calleri , Argentine tennis player
1978 - Carmen Kass , Estonian model1978 - Danielle Peck , country music singer
1978 - Ben Cohen , English rugby union footballer
1980 - Phillip Tobias , American illustrator and musician1981 - Miyavi , Japanese singer and actor1982 - Hiroki Narimiya , Japanese actor1983 - Amy Winehouse , English singer1983 - Frostee Rucker , American football player
1984 - Adam Lamberg , American actor1984 - Melissa McGhee , American singer
1985 - Paolo Gregoletto , American bassist (Trivium )1985 - Aya Ueto , Japanese actress idol and singer
1985 - Delmon Young , American baseball player
1986 - Ai Takahashi , Japanese singer (Morning Musume )1986 - A.J. Trauth , American actor
1986 - Alan Sheehan , Irish footballer
1989 - Jesse James , American actorDeaths [ ] 258 - Cyprian , Bishop of Carthage585 - Emperor Bidatsu of Japan (b. 538 )775 - Constantine V , Byzantine Emperor (b. 718 )786 - Al-Hadi , Abbasid caliph891 - Pope Stephen V 1146 - Zengi , ruler of Syria (b. 1087 )1164 - Emperor Sutoku of Japan (b. 1119 )1214 - Albert Avogadro , Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (b. 1149 )1321 - Dante Alighieri , Italian author (b. 1265 )1404 - Albert IV of Austria (b. 1377 )1435 - John , regent of England (b. 1389 )1523 - Pope Adrian VI (b. 1459 )1538 - Henry III of Nassau-Breda , German nobleman (b. 1483 )1605 - Jan Tarnowski , Archbishop of Krakow (b. 1550 )1638 - John Harvard , American clergyman (b. 1607 )1646 - Robert Devereux , English Civil War general (b. 1591 )1712 - Giovanni Domenico Cassini , Italian-born astronomer (b. 1625 )1743 - Nicolas Lancret , French painter (b. 1690 )1749 - Richard Temple , English soldier and politician (b. 1675 )1759 - Louis-Joseph de Montcalm , French military commander (b. 1712 )1807 - George Townshend , British field marshal (b. 1724 )1836 - Aaron Burr , Vice President of the United States (b. 1756 )1851 - James Fenimore Cooper , American author (b. 1789 )1852 - Augustus Pugin , English architect (b. 1812 )1852 - Arthur Wellesley , British general and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1879 - Bernhard von Cotta , German geologist (b. 1808 )1898 - William Seward Burroughs , American inventor (b. 1857 )1901 - William McKinley , 25th President of the United States (b. 1843 )1905 - Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà), explorer (b. 1852 )1910 - Huo Yuan Jia , Chinese martial artist1927 - Isadora Duncan , American dancer (b. 1877 )1936 - Irving Thalberg , American film producer (b. 1899 )1937 - Tomáš Masaryk , 1st President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1850 )1942 - Ezra Seymour Gosney , American eugenicist (b. 1855 )1951 - Fritz Busch , German conductor (b. 1890 )1959 - Wayne Morris , American actor (b. 1914 )1960 - M. Karagatsis , Greek author (b. 1908 )1965 - J.W. Hearne , English cricketer (b. 1891 )1966 - Gertrude Berg , American actress (b. 1899 )1974 - Warren Hull , American actor (b. 1903 )1975 - Walter Herbert , German-born conductor and impresario (b. 1902 )1981 - Furry Lewis , American blues guitarist (b. 1899 )1982 - Bachir Gemayel , President-elect of Lebanon,assassinated (b. 1947 )1982 - John Gardner , American novelist (b. 1933 )
1982 - Grace Kelly , American actress, Princess of Monaco (b. 1929 )
1982 - Christian Ferras , French violinist (b. 1933 )
1984 - Janet Gaynor , American actress (b. 1906 )1989 - Dámaso Pérez Prado , Cuban musician (b. 1916 )1991 - Julie Bovasso , American actor and writer (b. 1930 )1992 - Paul Joseph James Martin , Canadian politician (b. 1903 )1995 - Maurice K. Goddard - the "father" of Pennsylvania state parks 1996 - Juliet Prowse , British actress and dancer (b. 1937 )1999 - Charles Crichton , English film director (b. 1910 )2000 - Beah Richards , American actress (b. 1920 )2001 - Stelios Kazantzidis , Greek singer (b. 1931 )2003 - Yetunde Price , half-sister of American tennis players Venus and Serena Williams (b. 1972 )2003 - John Serry , American musician, (b. 1915 )
2005 - William Berenberg , American physician (b. 1915 )2005 - Robert Wise , American filmmaker (b. 1914 )
2005 - Vladimir Volkoff , French writer (b. 1932 )
2006 - Mickey Hargitay , Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (b. 1926 )2006 - Esme Melville , Australian actress (b. 1918 ) Holidays and observances [ ] External links [ ]
139 Familypedia people were born on September 14
156 Familypedia people died on September 14
74 Familypedia people were first married on September 14