About September 14

September 14, 2025 is the 257th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 108 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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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 156 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.
  • 1180
    Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan.
  • 1682
    Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded.
  • 1808
    Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes in the bloody Battle of Oravais.
  • 1847
    Mexican-American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1992
    The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
  • 1994
    The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
  • 1999
    Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
  • 2000
    Microsoft releases Windows Me.
  • 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.

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