Merriam-Webster dictionary defines history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events. It’s a chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes. The earliest known use of the word history was in the 14th century.
This website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are currently 105,060 records in our database. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.
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About September 14
September 14, 2024 is the 258th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 108 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
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Virgo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 137 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On September 14
- 81 –Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
- 1607 –Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.
- 1752 –The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
- 1923 –Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain.
- 1958 –The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
- 1959 –The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
- 1975 –The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
- 1987 –The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.
- 1999 –Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
- 2003 –In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
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