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September 14 in History

Browse historical events, births, deaths and battles recorded on September 14. Every item below is rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

Events: 155Births: 3Deaths: 13Battles: 8

Historical Events on September 14

792
Execution
Osred II · England · Northumbria

Executed for trying to regain the throne

1385
Invasion of Portugal
John I · 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

1385
Rule of Portugal
John I · 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

1385
Unification
John I · 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

1402
Arrest of Archibald Douglas
Archibald Douglas · Scotland · Halidon Hill

Defeated & taken prisoner by the Earl of March

1403
Alliance Henry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1st and Owen Glendower and Earl Douglas
Henry "Hotspur" Percy · England

Allies with Owen Glendower & Earl Douglas because he is owed 20,000 pounds by Henry IV

1544
Capture of Boulogne
Henry VIII · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne falls to Henry VIII and becomes an English possession on the French coast.

1544
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Edward Clinton · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne-sur-Mer

1544
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Henry VIII · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign

1544
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Edward Seymour · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

English forces capture Boulogne-sur-Mer during Henry VIII's war with France.

1544
Capture of Hardelot
Edward Seymour · England · Hardelot

Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot

1544
Invasion of France
Henry VIII · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign

1544
Siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Edward Clinton · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne-sur-Mer

1544
Siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Henry VIII · England · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign

1544
Siege of Hardelot
Edward Seymour · England · Hardelot

Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot

1544
Siege of Paris
Charles V · Spain · Paris

Charles V is joined by English troops in his assault on Paris

1591
Capture of Hulst
Maurice of Nassau · Netherlands · Hulst

Captures Hulst

1647
Heads of the Proposals
Charles Stuart · England · Hampton Court

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

1667
Ensign
John Churchill · England · London

Commissioned ensign in the 1st Foot Guards.

1711
Bouchain Garrison Leaves
John Churchill · Great Britain · Bouchain

Sees the defeated French garrison march out as prisoners after the surrender of Bouchain.

1741
Loss of Linz
Maria Theresa · Austria · Linz

Maria Theresa’s administration lost Linz when Bavarian and French forces occupied Upper Austria.

1741
Occupation of Linz
Charles Albert · Germany · Linz

Charles Albert entered Linz with Bavarian and allied French forces during the invasion of Upper Austria.

1752
Reform of Parliament
Thomas Pelham-Holles · Great Britain · London

The 14th Sept follows the 2nd Sept. Britain & its colonies adopt the Gregorian calendar by decree of Parliament

1772
Birmingham Canal
James Brindley · Great Britain · Birmingham

The Birmingham Canal opens under James Brindley, linking the town to wider canal traffic.

1773
Siege of Hirsov
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov · Russia · Hirsov

Defeats a Turkish assault on Hirsov

1778
Ambassador
Benjamin Franklin · United States of America

Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France

1778
Ambassador
Benjamin Franklin · United States of America

Appointed Ambassador of France

1778
Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France
Benjamin Franklin · United States of America

Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France

1791
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis Auguste Bourbon · France · Paris

Accepts the Constitution of 1791

1791
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis Auguste Bourbon · France · Paris

Louis Charles Bourbon accepted the Constitution of 1791.

1791
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis Auguste Bourbon · France · Paris

Louis XVI accepted the Constitution of 1791.

1791
Constitution of France
Louis XVI · France

Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution

1791
Constitution of France
Louis XVI · France

Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution.

1791
Constitutional Oath
Louis XVI · France · Paris

Louis XVI swore fidelity to the Constitution and accepted the limited powers of the new constitutional monarchy.

1791
Restoration of Executive Functions
Louis XVI · France · Paris

Louis XVI resumed constitutional executive functions after accepting and swearing fidelity to the Constitution.

1792
Reballion of Rebels in Corsica
Napoleon I · France · Corsica

Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements

1792
Reballion of Rebels in Corsica
Napoleon I · France · Corsica

Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements.

1805
Final Departure
Horatio Nelson · Great Britain · Portsmouth

Sails from Portsmouth to take command off Cadiz.

1805
Final Departure
Horatio Nelson · Great Britain · Portsmouth

Leaves Portsmouth to take command before Trafalgar.

1812
Siege of Moscow
Marechal Joachim Murat · France · Moscow

Murat enters Moscow

1829
Invasion of Turkey
Hans Karl von Diebitsch · Russia · Edirne

The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne

1829
Invasion of Turkey
Mahmud II · Turkey · Edirne

The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne

1829
Invasion of Turkey
Nicholas I · Russia · Edirne-Rusia

The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne

1847
Capture of Mexico City
Augustus S Nicholson · United States of America · Mexico City

Cuts down the Mexican colors & raises the Stars and Stripes

1847
Capture of Mexico City
Augustus S Nicholson · United States of America · Mexico City

Nicholson cuts down the Mexican colors and helps raise the Stars and Stripes in Mexico City

1847
Capture of Mexico City
Winfield Scott · United States of America · Mexico City

Scott's army enters Mexico City after the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec

1847
Capture of Mexico City
George Terrett · United States of America · Mexico City

Breaks up a counterattack by the Mexican lancers before Mexico City is taken

1847
Capture of Mexico City
George Terrett · United States of America · Mexico City

Terrett helps break up a Mexican lancer counterattack before the occupation of Mexico City

1854
Invasion of Crimea
Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov · Russia · Crimea

Fails to oppose the Allied landing in Crimea.

1854
Invasion of Crimea
Armand de Saint-Arnaud · France · Eupatoria

Lands French troops with the Allied expedition in Crimea.

1854
Invasion of Crimea
Fitzroy Somerset · Great Britain · Eupatoria

Lands British troops on the Crimean coast.

1867
Capital Volume One
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · Hamburg

Marx publishes the first volume of Capital, analysing capitalist production and exploitation.

1882
British Forces Enter Cairo
Garnet Joseph Wolseley · Great Britain · Cairo

The occupation completes the rapid defeat of Urabi's army.

1882
British Occupation
Tewfik Pasha · Egypt · Cairo

Returns to Cairo under British protection after the defeat of Urabi's forces.

1882
British Occupation of Egypt
William Ewart Gladstone · Great Britain · London

His government establishes effective British control after the military victory.

1882
End of Organised Urabi Resistance
Ahmed Urabi · Egypt · Cairo

His surrender effectively ends organized military resistance.

1882
Khedive Returns to Cairo
Tewfik Pasha · Egypt · Cairo

Returns to Cairo after the defeat of Urabi's forces.

1882
Occupation of Cairo
Garnet Joseph Wolseley · Great Britain · Cairo

British forces enter Cairo after victory at Tel el-Kebir.

1882
Postwar Control of Egypt
William Ewart Gladstone · Great Britain · London

Britain remains in Egypt after restoring Khedive Tewfik's authority.

1882
Tewfik Restored under British Protection
Tewfik Pasha · Egypt · Cairo

British victory restores Tewfik's authority under military protection.

1882
Urabi Surrenders
Ahmed Urabi · Egypt · Cairo

Surrenders after British forces enter Cairo.

1911
Assassination of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin · Russia · Kiev

Shot at the opera in Kiev in front of Tsar Nicholas II

1914
Cap Trafalgar Destruction Reported
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · South Atlantic

The Admiralty receives news that HMS Carmania has sunk the German auxiliary cruiser Cap Trafalgar.

1914
Capture of Amiens
Joseph Joffre · France · Amiens

France recaptures Amiens

1914
Capture of Rhiems
Joseph Joffre · France · Rhiems

France recaptures Rheims

1914
Dependants Allowances Expanded
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Addresses improved financial support for the dependants of men serving in the armed forces.

1914
Laws of War Violations Condemned
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Addresses reported violations of the laws of war during the German invasion of Belgium.

1915
Mounted Rifles Withdrawn to Lemnos for Rest
Andrew Hamilton Russell · New Zealand · Lemnos

Russell's exhausted mounted rifle brigade is withdrawn from ANZAC to Lemnos for rest and reinforcement.

1915
National Service Debate Addressed
Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London

Addresses competing proposals for national service and military compulsion.

1915
New Zealand Infantry Withdrawn to Lemnos
Alexander John Godley · Great Britain · Lemnos

Godley's depleted New Zealand infantry units leave ANZAC temporarily for rest on Lemnos.

1917
All Power to the Soviets
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin · Russia

Revives the slogan "all power to the Soviets"

1917
Coup
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin · Russia

Revives the slogan "all power to the Soviets"

1917
Democratic Conference
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Avksentiev · Russia · Petrograd

Avksentiev presides over the Democratic Conference convened to determine the political basis of a new government.

1917
Democratic Conference
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Russia · Petrograd

Seeks broader socialist support through the Democratic Conference.

1917
Directory Government
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Russia · Petrograd

Heads a temporary directory after the coalition breaks down.

1921
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler · Germany

Hitler and SA disrupt speech by Otto Ballestedt of the Bayernbund; beaten badly; Hitler with others arrested

1926
Baldwin Government Implements Locarno Obligations
Stanley Baldwin · Great Britain · London

Baldwin's government assumes the treaty obligations after Locarno enters into force.

1926
Belgium Implements Locarno Guarantee System
Émile Vandervelde · Belgium · Brussels

Belgium becomes fully covered by the Locarno guarantee system when the treaties enter into force.

1926
Five-Power Rhineland Pact in Force
Gustav Stresemann · Germany · Geneva

The five-power Rhineland Pact becomes operative after Germany joins the League and ratifications are deposited.

1926
Locarno Security System Becomes Operative
Aristide Briand · France · Geneva

Briand treats the activation of Locarno as confirmation that Franco-German reconciliation now has a functioning international framework.

1926
Locarno Treaties Enter into Force
Gustav Stresemann · Germany · Geneva

The Locarno agreements enter into force after the ratifications are deposited and Germany has joined the League of Nations.

1926
Ratifications Deposited at Geneva
Gustav Stresemann · Germany · Geneva

The ratifications of the Locarno Treaty of Mutual Guarantee are deposited at Geneva.

1930
Election
Heinrich Bruening · Germany

After the election Bruning attempts to reform the devastated state without a majority in Parliament, governing with the help of the Presidents emergency decrees

1930
Election
Adolf Hitler · Germany

This record states: 6.4 Million votes, 18%, 107 of 577 seats in the Reichstag go to the Nazi Party.

1930
Election
Adolf Hitler · Germany

This record states: And this encourages the supporters of the Nazis.

1930
Election
Adolf Hitler · Germany

This record states: The Nazi party becomes the 2nd largest party.

1930
Election
Adolf Hitler · Germany

This record states: 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.

1930
Election
Adolf Hitler · Germany

This record states: 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.

1930
Weimar Republic
Heinrich Bruening · Germany

After the election Bruning attempts to reform the devastated state without a majority in Parliament, governing with the help of the Presidents emergency decrees

1930
Weimar Republic
Adolf Hitler · Germany

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

1937
Conference of Nyon
Robert Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Nyon

The Nyon powers sign decisions agreed at the conference, without Mussolini. Proposes submarine patrols to protect neutral vessels off Spain, France & Spain agree

1937
Conference of Nyon
Maxim Maximovich Litvinov · Russia · Moscow

The Nyon powers sign their apporoval of their decisions

1937
Neutrality
Robert Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Nyon

Proposes submarine patrols to protect neutral vessels off Spain, France & Spain agree

1938
Reballion of Sudetenland is crushed
Eduard Benes · Czech Republic · Sudetenland, The

The 24 hour rebellion of Sudetenland is crushed

1939
Bombing of Warsaw
Adolf Hitler · Germany · Warsaw

Warsaw is heavilly bombed

1940
Invasion of Great Britain
Adolf Hitler · Germany · Berlin

Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain

1940
Invasion of Great Britain
Erich Raeder · Germany · Berlin

Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain

1940
National Legionary State
Ion Antonescu · Romania · Bucharest

Antonescu proclaims a National Legionary State with the Iron Guard.

1940
Operation Sea Lion
Adolf Hitler · Germany

Postpones Operation Sea Lion awaiting orders to be issued September 17. Postpones Operation Sea Lion

1940
Operation Sea Lion
Erich Raeder · Germany

Says Germany does not enough air superiority over England to launch Sea Lion

1943
Invasion of Italy
Bernard Law Montgomery · Great Britain · Salerno

Requested to push on & threaten the German forces attacking the US 5th Army

1944
Liberation of Maastricht
Leland Stanford Hobbs · United States of America · Maastricht

Commands the division that liberates Maastricht from German occupation.

1944
Old Hickory Advance
Leland Stanford Hobbs · United States of America · Maastricht

Directs Old Hickory troops advancing across the southern Netherlands.

1945
Result of Surrender of Japan
Hirohito · Japan

Japan accepts Allied authority and ends national military resistance.

1945
Surrender of Japan
Hirohito · Japan

Japan surrenders to the Allies

1948
Governor-General of Pakistan
Khwaja Nazimuddin · Pakistan · Karachi

Khwaja Nazimuddin succeeds Jinnah as Governor-General.

1950
New Constitution
Oscar Osorio · El Salvador · San Salvador

New constitution confirms Osorio as President under a modernized state structure

1950
President Takes Office
Oscar Osorio · El Salvador · San Salvador

Oscar Osorio becomes constitutional President after the 1950 election

1953
Public School 44 Eighth Grade
Lee Harvey Oswald · United States of America · New York

Lee entered eighth grade at Public School 44 on September 14, 1953, while still under juvenile-court supervision.

1955
UN Membership
Norodom Sihanouk · Kampuchea · New York

Cambodia becomes a member of the United Nations under Sihanouk's political leadership

1956
Canal Pilots Crisis Reviewed
Anthony Eden · Great Britain · London

Eden reviews contingency plans as foreign canal pilots prepare to leave Egyptian service.

1956
Presidency Ends
Oscar Osorio · El Salvador · San Salvador

Osorio leaves office after completing his presidential term

1956
President Takes Office
Jose Maria Lemus · El Salvador · San Salvador

Jose Maria Lemus becomes President of El Salvador

1957
Faubus Little Rock Conference
Dwight David Eisenhower · United States of America · Newport

Meets Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus for two hours over the Little Rock school integration crisis.

1959
First Spacecraft on the Moon
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev · Russia · Moon

The achievement marks first spacecraft on the moon as an important Russian scientific milestone.

1959
Luna 2 Lunar Impact
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev · Russia · Moon

Directs the mission whose probe becomes the first human-made object to reach the Moon.

1959
Luna 2 Moon Impact
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev · Russia · Moon

Luna 2 becomes the first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon.

1960
Mobutu Coup
Joseph-Desire Mobutu · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Leopoldville

Mobutu announces political neutralisation and establishes a temporary College of Commissioners.

1960
OPEC Founded
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud · Saudi Arabia · Baghdad

Supports Saudi Arabia joining the five founding members of OPEC.

1960
OPEC Founded
Abdullah al-Tariki · Saudi Arabia · Baghdad

Represents Saudi Arabia at the conference establishing OPEC.

1960
Removal from Government
Patrice Emery Lumumba · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Leopoldville

Mobutu's coup neutralises Lumumba's government as United States covert support shifts toward the new authorities.

1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse
Fritz Lang · Germany · West Germany

Directs Die tausend Augen des Dr Mabuse, his final film.

1963
Debut
George Best · Great Britain · Manchester

Best makes his Manchester United debut, aged 17against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in a 1-0 victory

1979
Arrest of Nur Muhammad Taraki
Hafizullah Amin · Afghanistan · Kabul

President Taraki tries to have Amin assassinated but fails, Amin has him arrested

1979
Quadrophenia Film
Franc Roddam · Great Britain · London

Directs the film adaptation of Quadrophenia.

1979
Removal from Office
Nur Muhammad Taraki · Afghanistan · Kabul

Amin removes Taraki from government and party leadership after a violent power struggle.

1981
Cabinet
Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Great Britain

Lawson, Tebbit & Parkinson join the Cabinet & Prior becomes the Northern Ireland Sec

1981
Resignation of Gilmour, Carlisle & Soames
Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Great Britain · London

Gilmour, Carlisle & Soames leave the Government

1982
Assassination of Beshir Gemayel
Beshir Gemayel · Lebanon · Beirut

Killed in a bomb explosion at his party HQ in Beirut

1982
President of Lebanon
Amin Gemayel · Lebanon

Appointed President of the Lebanon after the death of his brother

1984
Prime Minister of Israel
Shimon Peres · Israel

The Knesset votes for a coalition Government. Appointed Prime Minister of Israel for 25 months followed by 25 months for Shamir

1990
ANC
Frederik Willem de Klerk · South Africa

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

1990
CODESA
Frederik Willem de Klerk · South Africa

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

1993
Peace Negotiations
Yitzhak Rabin · Israel

Israel and Jordan sign a framework for negotiations, a day after the signing of a PLOi peace accord

1996
Coming Up Number One
Brett Anderson · Great Britain · Great Britain

Suede's Coming Up enters the UK albums chart at number one and renews the band's commercial momentum.

2001
Bombing of Twin Towers
George Walker Bush · United States of America · New York

Bush leads 4 former presidents for national prayer at the National Cathedral

2001
State of Emergency
George Walker Bush · United States of America · New York

Bush declares a national emergency

2006
Perfume
Tom Tykwer · Germany · Germany

Directs Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

2007
Credit Crunch
Alistair Darling · Great Britain

Panicked Northern Rock savers rush to empty their accounts as shares in the bank plummet

2007
Northern Rock
Alistair Darling · Great Britain

Panicked Northern Rock savers rush to empty their accounts as shares in the bank plummet

2008
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · United States of America

Publishes The Hunger Games, the first novel in the dystopian young adult series

2009
Acting Prime Minister Takes Office
Vitalie Pirlog · Moldova · Chisinau

Vitalie Pirlog becomes acting Prime Minister during the government transition

2009
Premiership Ends
Zinaida Greceanii · Moldova · Chisinau

Greceanii leaves office after the 2009 political crisis

2010
Economy of Cuba
Raul Modesto Castro · Cuba

President Barack Obama extended the embargo through September 14, 2011, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States

2010
Sanctions
Raul Modesto Castro · Cuba

President Barack Obama extended the embargo through September 14, 2011, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States

2010
Sanctions
Barack Hussein Obama · United States of America

President Barack Obama extends the Cuban embargo, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States"

2010
Trade Embargo
Barack Hussein Obama · United States of America

President Barack Obama extends the Cuban embargo, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States"

2013
Syria Deposits CWC Accession
Bashar al-Assad · Syria · New York

Syria deposits its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention with the United Nations.

2015
Gravitational Waves
Kip Stephen Thorne · United States of America · California Institute of Technology

Thornes black hole and gravitational wave theory helps interpret the first LIGO detection

2015
Gravitational Waves
Rainer Weiss · United States of America · LIGO Hanford Observatory

Weiss sees the interferometer concept vindicated when LIGO detects gravitational waves from merging black holes

2015
GW150914 Black Hole Merger
Gabriela Gonzalez · Argentina

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.

2015
Shadow Home Secretary Appointment
Andrew Murray Burnham · Great Britain · London

Burnham becomes Shadow Home Secretary after the leadership election.

2017
Abortion Law Reform
Michelle Bachelet Jeria · Chile · Santiago

Promulgates legislation permitting abortion in three narrowly defined circumstances.

2019
Aramco Attack
Salman bin Abdulaziz · Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

Faces attacks on Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais.

2022
Izium Visit
Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Ukraine · Izium

Visits liberated Izium after Ukrainian forces retake the city.

Births on September 14

1910
Birth of Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins · Great Britain · London

Jack Hawkins is born in London.

1910
British Actor Born
Jack Hawkins · Great Britain · London

The future British stage and film actor is born.

1913
Birth of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman · Guatemala

Birth of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

Deaths on September 14

23
Death of Drusus
Drusus Julius Caesar Drusus the Younger · Roman Empire · Rome

Dies, removing Tiberius’s adult son from succession.

792
Death of Osred II
Osred II · England · Northumbria

Executed for trying to regain the throne

1435
Death of John of Bedford
John of Bedford · England

Death of John of Bedford

1435
Death of John of Bedford
John of Bedford · England

Death of John of Bedford

1495
Death of Elizabeth
Elizabeth · England · Eltham

Death of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII

1495
Death of Princess Elizabeth
Henry VII · England · Eltham

Princess Elizabeth, young daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, dies at Eltham.

1852
Death of Arthur Wellesley
Arthur Wellesley · Great Britain · Walmer Castle

Death of Arthr Wellesley

1901
Death of William McKinley
William McKinley · United States of America

Death of William McKinley, of gangrene after assassination attempt

1937
Death of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk · Czech Republic · Lany

Death of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk at Lany.

1982
Death of Beshir Gemayel
Beshir Gemayel · Lebanon · Beirut

Death of Beshir Gemayel, assassinated

1982
Death of Grace Patricia Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly · United States of America

Death of Grace Patricia Kelly

1999
Death of Charles Crichton
Charles Crichton · Great Britain

Death of Charles Crichton

2009
Death of Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze · United States of America

Death of Patrick Swayze

Battles on September 14

533
Battle of Ad Decimum
Justinian I the Great · Roman Empire · 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

1402
Battle of Halidon Hill
Archibald Douglas · Scotland · Halidon Hill

Defeated & taken prisoner by the Earl of March

1402
Battle of Halidon Hill
George Douglas · Scotland · Halidon Hill

Taken prisoner at Homildon Hill

1402
Battle of Halidon Hill
Henry "Hotspur" Percy · England · Halidon Hill

Northern nobles under Lord Percy repulse a Scottish army under the Earl of Douglas

1402
Battle of Halidon Hill
Murdoch Stewart · Scotland · Halidon Hill

Captured by the English as the Battle of Halidon Hill

1515
Battle of Marignano
Francis I · France · 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

1759
Battle of Plains of Abraham
Louis-Joseph Montcalm-Gozon · France · Plains of Abraham

Dies saying "I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec"

1914
Battle of Marne, 1st
Joseph Joffre · France · Marne

Defeats von Kluck, the German Army retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line

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