Consecration
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is dedicated during celebrations connected with Constantine's thirtieth regnal year.
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September 14 in History
This permanent archive page contains 183 World History Database records for September 14, spanning 23 to 2022. Recorded topics include Death of Drusus; Consecration; Battle of Ad Decimum.
Total: 183Events: 159Births: 3Deaths: 13Battles: 8Countries: 35
Events on September 14
Execution
Executed for trying to regain the throne
Invasion of Portugal
The Castilian forces abandon Santarem, Torres Vedras, Torres Novas, many other towns are delivered to John I by Portuguese nobles from the Castilian side and the stability of the Portuguese throne is permanently secured
Rule of Portugal
The Castilian forces abandon Santarem, Torres Vedras, Torres Novas, many other towns are delivered to John I by Portuguese nobles from the Castilian side and the stability of the Portuguese throne is permanently secured
Unification
The Castilian forces abandon Santarem, Torres Vedras, Torres Novas, many other towns are delivered to John I by Portuguese nobles from the Castilian side and the stability of the Portuguese throne is permanently secured
Arrest of Archibald Douglas
Defeated & taken prisoner by the Earl of March
Alliance Henry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1st and Owen Glendower and Earl Douglas
Allies with Owen Glendower & Earl Douglas because he is owed 20,000 pounds by Henry IV
Capture of Boulogne
Boulogne falls to Henry VIII and becomes an English possession on the French coast.
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne-sur-Mer
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
English forces capture Boulogne-sur-Mer during Henry VIII's war with France.
Capture of Hardelot
Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot
Invasion of France
Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign
Siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne-sur-Mer
Siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign
Siege of Hardelot
Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot
Siege of Paris
Charles V is joined by English troops in his assault on Paris
Capture of Hulst
Captures Hulst
Heads of the Proposals
Charles I expresses preference for the Army's Heads of the Proposals over Parliament's Newcastle terms, hoping to use the Army settlement to gain more favourable conditions
Ensign
Commissioned ensign in the 1st Foot Guards.
Bouchain Garrison Leaves
Sees the defeated French garrison march out as prisoners after the surrender of Bouchain.
Loss of Linz
Maria Theresa’s administration lost Linz when Bavarian and French forces occupied Upper Austria.
Occupation of Linz
Charles Albert entered Linz with Bavarian and allied French forces during the invasion of Upper Austria.
Reform of Parliament
The 14th Sept follows the 2nd Sept. Britain & its colonies adopt the Gregorian calendar by decree of Parliament
Birmingham Canal
The Birmingham Canal opens under James Brindley, linking the town to wider canal traffic.
Siege of Hirsov
Defeats a Turkish assault on Hirsov
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of France
Ambassador
Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France
Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France
Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France
Acceptance of Constitution
Accepts the Constitution of 1791
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis Charles Bourbon accepted the Constitution of 1791.
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis XVI accepted the Constitution of 1791.
Constitution of France
Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution
Constitution of France
Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution.
Constitutional Oath
Louis XVI swore fidelity to the Constitution and accepted the limited powers of the new constitutional monarchy.
Restoration of Executive Functions
Louis XVI resumed constitutional executive functions after accepting and swearing fidelity to the Constitution.
Reballion of Rebels in Corsica
Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements
Reballion of Rebels in Corsica
Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements.
Final Departure
Leaves Portsmouth to take command before Trafalgar.
Final Departure
Sails from Portsmouth to take command off Cadiz.
Siege of Moscow
Murat enters Moscow
Invasion of Turkey
The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne
Invasion of Turkey
The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne
Invasion of Turkey
The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne
Capture of Mexico City
Cuts down the Mexican colors & raises the Stars and Stripes
Capture of Mexico City
Nicholson cuts down the Mexican colors and helps raise the Stars and Stripes in Mexico City
Capture of Mexico City
Scott's army enters Mexico City after the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec
Capture of Mexico City
Breaks up a counterattack by the Mexican lancers before Mexico City is taken
Capture of Mexico City
Terrett helps break up a Mexican lancer counterattack before the occupation of Mexico City
Invasion of Crimea
Fails to oppose the Allied landing in Crimea.
Invasion of Crimea
Lands French troops with the Allied expedition in Crimea.
Invasion of Crimea
Lands British troops on the Crimean coast.
Capital Volume One
Marx publishes the first volume of Capital, analysing capitalist production and exploitation.
British Forces Enter Cairo
The occupation completes the rapid defeat of Urabi's army.
British Occupation
Returns to Cairo under British protection after the defeat of Urabi's forces.
British Occupation of Egypt
His government establishes effective British control after the military victory.
End of Organised Urabi Resistance
His surrender effectively ends organized military resistance.
Khedive Returns to Cairo
Returns to Cairo after the defeat of Urabi's forces.
Occupation of Cairo
British forces enter Cairo after victory at Tel el-Kebir.
Postwar Control of Egypt
Britain remains in Egypt after restoring Khedive Tewfik's authority.
Tewfik Restored under British Protection
British victory restores Tewfik's authority under military protection.
Urabi Surrenders
Surrenders after British forces enter Cairo.
Assassination of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Shot at the opera in Kiev in front of Tsar Nicholas II
Cap Trafalgar Destruction Reported
The Admiralty receives news that HMS Carmania has sunk the German auxiliary cruiser Cap Trafalgar.
Capture of Amiens
France recaptures Amiens
Capture of Rhiems
France recaptures Rheims
Dependants Allowances Expanded
Addresses improved financial support for the dependants of men serving in the armed forces.
Laws of War Violations Condemned
Addresses reported violations of the laws of war during the German invasion of Belgium.
Mounted Rifles Withdrawn to Lemnos for Rest
Russell's exhausted mounted rifle brigade is withdrawn from ANZAC to Lemnos for rest and reinforcement.
National Service Debate Addressed
Addresses competing proposals for national service and military compulsion.
New Zealand Infantry Withdrawn to Lemnos
Godley's depleted New Zealand infantry units leave ANZAC temporarily for rest on Lemnos.
All Power to the Soviets
Revives the slogan "all power to the Soviets"
Coup
Revives the slogan "all power to the Soviets"
Democratic Conference
Avksentiev presides over the Democratic Conference convened to determine the political basis of a new government.
Democratic Conference
Seeks broader socialist support through the Democratic Conference.
Directory Government
Heads a temporary directory after the coalition breaks down.
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Hitler and SA disrupt speech by Otto Ballestedt of the Bayernbund; beaten badly; Hitler with others arrested
Baldwin Government Implements Locarno Obligations
Baldwin's government assumes the treaty obligations after Locarno enters into force.
Belgium Implements Locarno Guarantee System
Belgium becomes fully covered by the Locarno guarantee system when the treaties enter into force.
Five-Power Rhineland Pact in Force
The five-power Rhineland Pact becomes operative after Germany joins the League and ratifications are deposited.
Locarno Security System Becomes Operative
Briand treats the activation of Locarno as confirmation that Franco-German reconciliation now has a functioning international framework.
Locarno Treaties Enter into Force
The Locarno agreements enter into force after the ratifications are deposited and Germany has joined the League of Nations.
Ratifications Deposited at Geneva
The ratifications of the Locarno Treaty of Mutual Guarantee are deposited at Geneva.
Election
After the election Bruning attempts to reform the devastated state without a majority in Parliament, governing with the help of the Presidents emergency decrees
Election
6.4 Million votes, 18%, 107 of 577 seats in the Reichstag go to the Nazi Party.
Election
And this encourages the supporters of the Nazis.
Election
The increased representation of the NSDAP has devastating consequences for the Republic, there was no longer a moderate majority in the Reichstag even for a Great Coalition of moderate parties.
Election
The Nazi party becomes the 2nd largest party.
Election
The Reichstag general elections result in an enormous political shift, 18.3% of the vote goes to the Nazis, five times the percentage compared to 1928.
Weimar Republic
After the election Bruning attempts to reform the devastated state without a majority in Parliament, governing with the help of the Presidents emergency decrees
Weimar Republic
The Reichstag general elections result in an enormous political shift, 18.3% of the vote goes to the Nazis, five times the percentage compared to 1928. The increased representation of the NSDAP has devastating consequences for the Republic, there was no longer a moderate majority in the Reichstag even for a Great Coalition of moderate parties, and this encourages the supporters of the Nazis
Conference of Nyon
The Nyon powers sign decisions agreed at the conference, without Mussolini. Proposes submarine patrols to protect neutral vessels off Spain, France & Spain agree
Conference of Nyon
The Nyon powers sign their apporoval of their decisions
Neutrality
Proposes submarine patrols to protect neutral vessels off Spain, France & Spain agree
Reballion of Sudetenland is crushed
The 24 hour rebellion of Sudetenland is crushed
Bombing of Warsaw
Warsaw is heavilly bombed
Invasion of Great Britain
Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain
Invasion of Great Britain
Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain
National Legionary State
Antonescu proclaims a National Legionary State with the Iron Guard.
Operation Sea Lion
Postpones Operation Sea Lion awaiting orders to be issued September 17. Postpones Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion
Says Germany does not enough air superiority over England to launch Sea Lion
Invasion of Italy
Requested to push on & threaten the German forces attacking the US 5th Army
Liberation of Maastricht
Commands the division that liberates Maastricht from German occupation.
Old Hickory Advance
Directs Old Hickory troops advancing across the southern Netherlands.
Result of Surrender of Japan
Japan accepts Allied authority and ends national military resistance.
Surrender of Japan
Japan surrenders to the Allies
Governor-General of Pakistan
Khwaja Nazimuddin succeeds Jinnah as Governor-General.
New Constitution
New constitution confirms Osorio as President under a modernized state structure
President Takes Office
Oscar Osorio becomes constitutional President after the 1950 election
Public School 44 Eighth Grade
Lee entered eighth grade at Public School 44 on September 14, 1953, while still under juvenile-court supervision.
UN Membership
Cambodia becomes a member of the United Nations under Sihanouk's political leadership
Canal Pilots Crisis Reviewed
Eden reviews contingency plans as foreign canal pilots prepare to leave Egyptian service.
Presidency Ends
Osorio leaves office after completing his presidential term
President Takes Office
Jose Maria Lemus becomes President of El Salvador
Faubus Little Rock Conference
Meets Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus for two hours over the Little Rock school integration crisis.
First Spacecraft on the Moon
The achievement marks first spacecraft on the moon as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Luna 2 Lunar Impact
Directs the mission whose probe becomes the first human-made object to reach the Moon.
Luna 2 Moon Impact
Luna 2 becomes the first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon.
Mobutu Coup
Mobutu announces political neutralisation and establishes a temporary College of Commissioners.
OPEC Founded
Supports Saudi Arabia joining the five founding members of OPEC.
OPEC Founded
Represents Saudi Arabia at the conference establishing OPEC.
Removal from Government
Mobutu's coup neutralises Lumumba's government as United States covert support shifts toward the new authorities.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse
Directs Die tausend Augen des Dr Mabuse, his final film.
Debut
Best makes his Manchester United debut, aged 17against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in a 1-0 victory
Arrest of Nur Muhammad Taraki
President Taraki tries to have Amin assassinated but fails, Amin has him arrested
Quadrophenia Film
Directs the film adaptation of Quadrophenia.
Removal from Office
Amin removes Taraki from government and party leadership after a violent power struggle.
Appointment as Lord President and Commons Leader
Appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, formally taking responsibility for coordinating government business in the Commons.
Cabinet
Lawson, Tebbit & Parkinson join the Cabinet & Prior becomes the Northern Ireland Sec
Resignation of Gilmour, Carlisle & Soames
Gilmour, Carlisle & Soames leave the Government
Secretary
Nigel Lawson is promoted to Secretary of State for Energy on 14 September 1981.
Assassination of Beshir Gemayel
Killed in a bomb explosion at his party HQ in Beirut
President of Lebanon
Appointed President of the Lebanon after the death of his brother
Prime Minister of Israel
The Knesset votes for a coalition Government. Appointed Prime Minister of Israel for 25 months followed by 25 months for Shamir
ANC
The National Peace Accord is a critical step toward formal negotiations, signed by representatives of 27 political organisations and national and homeland Governments, and prepares the way for the CODESA negotiations
CODESA
The National Peace Accord is a critical step toward formal negotiations, signed by representatives of 27 political organisations and national and homeland Governments, and prepares the way for the CODESA negotiations
Peace Negotiations
Israel and Jordan sign a framework for negotiations, a day after the signing of a PLOi peace accord
Coming Up Number One
Suede's Coming Up enters the UK albums chart at number one and renews the band's commercial momentum.
Bombing of Twin Towers
Bush leads 4 former presidents for national prayer at the National Cathedral
State of Emergency
Bush declares a national emergency
Perfume
Directs Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
Credit Crunch
Panicked Northern Rock savers rush to empty their accounts as shares in the bank plummet
Northern Rock
Panicked Northern Rock savers rush to empty their accounts as shares in the bank plummet
Northern Rock Liquidity Support
Mervyn King leads the Bank of England when it provides a collateralised liquidity support facility to Northern Rock during severe funding pressure.
The Hunger Games
Publishes The Hunger Games, the first novel in the dystopian young adult series
Acting Prime Minister Takes Office
Vitalie Pirlog becomes acting Prime Minister during the government transition
Premiership Ends
Greceanii leaves office after the 2009 political crisis
Economy of Cuba
President Barack Obama extended the embargo through September 14, 2011, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States
Sanctions
President Barack Obama extended the embargo through September 14, 2011, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States
Sanctions
President Barack Obama extends the Cuban embargo, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States"
Trade Embargo
President Barack Obama extends the Cuban embargo, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States"
Syria Deposits CWC Accession
Syria deposits its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention with the United Nations.
Gravitational Waves
Thornes black hole and gravitational wave theory helps interpret the first LIGO detection
Gravitational Waves
Weiss sees the interferometer concept vindicated when LIGO detects gravitational waves from merging black holes
GW150914 Black Hole Merger
As LIGO Scientific Collaboration spokesperson, helps lead the collaboration when LIGO records GW150914, the first direct gravitational-wave detection and first observed binary black hole merger.
Shadow Home Secretary Appointment
Burnham becomes Shadow Home Secretary after the leadership election.
Abortion Law Reform
Promulgates legislation permitting abortion in three narrowly defined circumstances.
Aramco Attack
Faces attacks on Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais.
Izium Visit
Visits liberated Izium after Ukrainian forces retake the city.
Births on September 14
Birth of Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins is born in London.
British Actor Born
The future British stage and film actor is born.
Birth of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Birth of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Deaths on September 14
Death of Drusus
Dies, removing Tiberius’s adult son from succession.
Death of Osred II
Executed for trying to regain the throne
Death of John of Bedford
Death of John of Bedford
Death of John of Bedford
Death of John of Bedford
Death of Elizabeth
Death of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII
Death of Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth, young daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, dies at Eltham.
Death of Arthur Wellesley
Death of Arthr Wellesley
Death of William McKinley
Death of William McKinley, of gangrene after assassination attempt
Death of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Death of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk at Lany.
Death of Beshir Gemayel
Death of Beshir Gemayel, assassinated
Death of Grace Patricia Kelly
Death of Grace Patricia Kelly
Death of Charles Crichton
Death of Charles Crichton
Death of Patrick Swayze
Death of Patrick Swayze
Battles on September 14
Battle of Ad Decimum
Belisarius with a fleet of 92 dromons escorting 500 transports, landed at Caput Vada (modern Ras Kaboudia) in modern Tunisia with an army of about 15,000 men, as well as a number of barbarian troops, they defeated the Vandals, who were caught completely off-guard, at Ad Decimum on 14 September 533 and Tricamarum in December
Battle of Halidon Hill
Defeated & taken prisoner by the Earl of March
Battle of Halidon Hill
Taken prisoner at Homildon Hill
Battle of Halidon Hill
Northern nobles under Lord Percy repulse a Scottish army under the Earl of Douglas
Battle of Halidon Hill
Captured by the English as the Battle of Halidon Hill
Battle of Marignano
Pope Clement VII forms an alliance with the victor of Marignano. Francis I, King of France, in alliance with the Venetians, achieves a hard-fought victory over the Swiss cantons
Battle of Plains of Abraham
Dies saying "I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec"
Battle of Marne, 1st
Defeats von Kluck, the German Army retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line