September 14 in History
September 14 is the birthday of Han (musician) (2000) and the anniversary of the death of Pete Byrne (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for September 14, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Diadumenian, Roman emperor was born in 208, while Drusus Julius Caesar, Roman son of Tiberius died in AD 23.
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Famous people born on September 14
Famous people who died on September 14
2024
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Kuwaiti royal and politician (1942–2024)
2015
Corneliu Vadim Tudor (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Romanian politician, poet and writer (1949–2015)
2009
Jody Powell (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
White House press secretary to President Jimmy Carter
What happened on September 14
- 2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state over the next four days with the queue of mourners stretching for miles along the River Thames.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2015
The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500, crashes into a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway while on approach to Perm International Airport, in Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people on board.
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Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.
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In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2003
Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.
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Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561 crashes near Paranapanema, Brazil, killing both pilots on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2000
Microsoft releases Windows Me.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
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Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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The rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
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Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320, crashes into an embankment after overshooting the runway at Okęcie International Airport (now Warsaw Chopin Airport), killing two people.
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Editor's picks
Born on September 14
- 208 — Diadumenian, Roman emperor (died 218)
- 768 — Al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph, 7th (died 833)
- 938 — Sahib ibn Abbad, Persian scholar and statesman (died 995)
Died on September 14
- AD 23 — Drusus Julius Caesar, Roman son of Tiberius (born 13 BC)
- 258 — Cyprian, African bishop and saint (born 200)
- 407 — John Chrysostom, Byzantine archbishop and saint (born 347)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for September 14
Quick answers
Who was born on September 14? Han (musician) (2000), Benjamin Ingrosso (1997), Dominic Solanke (1997).
Who died on September 14? Pete Byrne (2026), Bob Mackie (2026), Peter Max (2026).
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