About September 14

September 14, 2020 is the 258th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 108 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

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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 151 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.
  • 786 –
    “Night of the three Caliphs”: Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi. Birth of Harun’s son al-Ma'mun.
  • 1741 –
    George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah
  • 1752 –
    The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
  • 1812 –
    Napoleonic Wars: French grenadiers enter Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.
  • 1829 –
    The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.
  • 1846 –
    Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court.
  • 1917 –
    Russia is officially proclaimed a republic.
  • 1923 –
    Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain.
  • 1960 –
    Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
  • 1960 –
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
  • 1969 –
    The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date.
  • 1979 –
    Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
  • 1985 –
    Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic.
  • 1987 –
    The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.
  • 1994 –
    The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
  • 1995 –
    Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan
  • 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, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
  • 2007 –
    Late-2000s financial crisis: The Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.

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