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Historical Events on September 14

Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days bet

Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days between September 3 and September 13

Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor,

Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor, destroying much of the port city of Smyrna (August 13 OS)

First prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hosp

First prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, C

World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, Connecticut [1]

India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language, celebrated today as Hindi Day

India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language, celebrated today as Hindi Day

IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer with a hard drive featuring magnetic disk storage, which wei

IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer with a hard drive featuring magnetic disk storage, which weighs over a ton

Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela form the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC OH-pek) is an organization enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries in order to collectively...

Astronomers report a possible sign of life on Venus after detecting phosphine in the planet's atmosphere through a teles

Astronomers report a possible sign of life on Venus after detecting phosphine in the planet's atmosphere through a telescope [1]

One in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19 as the nation's known death toll reaches 663,913 (Johns Hopkins) [1]

One in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19 as the nation's known death toll reaches 663,913 (Johns Hopkins) [1]

"The Golden Girls", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, debuts on NBC

The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992.

George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it nonstop for 24 days

George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it nonstop for 24 days

Cal Ripken Jr.'s record streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is finally broken

Cal Ripken Jr.'s record streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is finally broken

Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (20) marries her cousin Prince Albert of Prussia (20) (marriage dissolved 1849)

Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (20) marries her cousin Prince Albert of Prussia (20) (marriage dissolved 1849)

American leading transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (33) marries 2nd wife Lydia (Lidian) Jackson in Plymouth, Massach

American leading transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (33) marries 2nd wife Lydia (Lidian) Jackson in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Newly escaped slave Frederick Douglass marries free woman Anne Murray in New York

Newly escaped slave Frederick Douglass marries free woman Anne Murray in New York

American actress Janet Leigh (35) divorces American actor Tony Curtis (37) after 10 years of marriage

American actress Janet Leigh (35) divorces American actor Tony Curtis (37) after 10 years of marriage

Film director John Carpenter (36) and actress Adrienne Barbeau (39) divorce after 5 years of marriage

John Howard Carpenter is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a...

Rapper Jeezy files for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins after two years of marriage [1]

Rapper Jeezy files for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins after two years of marriage [1]

Ajpach’ Waa, Lakam (official), dedicates his hieroglyphic stairway in the Maya city of El Palmar, commemorating his dipl

Ajpach’ Waa, Lakam (official), dedicates his hieroglyphic stairway in the Maya city of El Palmar, commemorating his diplomatic mission to Copán for the king of Calakmul [1]

Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother Al-Hadi

Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rashīd, or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Hārūn al-Rashīd, was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning...

Stephen V's reign as Catholic Pope end with his death, succeeded a few weeks later by Pope Formosus

Stephen V's reign as Catholic Pope end with his death, succeeded a few weeks later by Pope Formosus

Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

Minamoto no Yoritomo led force of 300 defeated at Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan

The Battle of Ishibashiyama (石橋山の戦い, Ishibashiyama no tatakai) (referred to as the Battle of Kobayakawa in the Gikeiki) was fought on August 24th, 1180 (Jishō calendar) or September 14th, 1180...

Battle at Marignano ends after two days in a French and Venetian victory over a Swiss army

Battle at Marignano ends after two days in a French and Venetian victory over a Swiss army

Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland

Lough Swilly (Irish: Loch Súilí, meaning 'lake of eyes') in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County...

Treaty of Peace and Alliance between England and the Netherlands is signed at Whitehall, London

Treaty of Peace and Alliance between England and the Netherlands is signed at Whitehall, London

Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, founded

Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, founded

French officer Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron Lahontan arrives at Fort Saint-Joseph (modern Detroit) as its new comma

French officer Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron Lahontan arrives at Fort Saint-Joseph (modern Detroit) as its new commander (a year later abandons and razes to the ground) [1]

1st lighthouse in American colonies lit at Boston Harbor

1st lighthouse in American colonies lit at Boston Harbor

Austrian troops occupy Dresden

The siege of Dresden took place in July 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when a Prussian force led by Frederick the Great unsuccessfully besieged the city of Dresden...

Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war

Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war

US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)

US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)

Alexander Stewart opens the 1st US department store, “The Marble Palace” in downtown New York City

Alexander Stewart opens the 1st US department store, “The Marble Palace” in downtown New York City

Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office as 18th US Postmaster General

Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office as 18th US Postmaster General

British and French forces land at Calamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula, during the Crimean War

British and French forces land at Calamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula, during the Crimean War

Battle of San Jacinto at Hacienda San Jacinto, Nicaraguan forces defeat American filibusters

Battle of San Jacinto at Hacienda San Jacinto, Nicaraguan forces defeat American filibusters

Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops win a tactical victory over Confederate forces

Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops win a tactical victory over Confederate forces

Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War

Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War

British General Wolseley reaches Cairo

British General Wolseley reaches Cairo

George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee, patents typewriter ribbon

A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper...

"Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M

"Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M

Hottentotten uprising in Southwest Africa fails

Hottentotten uprising in Southwest Africa fails

Henry Bliss becomes 1st recorded US death from an auto accident when he dies the day after being hit by a taxicab in New

Henry Bliss becomes 1st recorded US death from an auto accident when he dies the day after being hit by a taxicab in New York City

There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.

There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.

Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated

Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated

Russian Prime Minister Peter Stolypin is assassinated in Kiev; his regime had been characterized by harsh measures to co

Russian Prime Minister Peter Stolypin is assassinated in Kiev; his regime had been characterized by harsh measures to control dissidents

MLB Chicago Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against the visiting New York Giants, winning 7-0 at the West

MLB Chicago Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against the visiting New York Giants, winning 7-0 at the West Side Grounds

German staff-of-chief Helmut von Moltke replaced by Erich von Falkenhayn

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military officer and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later...

WWI: Austria-Hungary sends a note to the Allies requesting peace discussions, but the Allies reject the offer

WWI: Austria-Hungary sends a note to the Allies requesting peace discussions, but the Allies reject the offer

British regime forbids Sinn Féin Dáil

British regime forbids Sinn Féin Dáil

The Trial of Sacco & Vanzetti: Sacco and Vanzetti indicted for murder

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and anarchists, controversially accused of murdering Alessandro Berardelli and Frederick Parmenter, a guard and a paymaster, during the...

A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox

A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox

Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

Military coup in Chile led by Arturo Alessandri

Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer who served thrice as president of Chile, first from 1920 to 1924, then from March to October 1925, and finally from 1932...

2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire

Oregon ( ORR-ih-ghən, -⁠gon) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Pittsburgh Pirates' future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 MLB hits f

Pittsburgh Pirates' future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 MLB hits for 7th time

British fleet attacks German U-39 boat

British fleet attacks German U-39 boat

US Congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill authorizing military draft

In the United States, military conscription, commonly known as "the draft", has been employed by the U.S.

Battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal

The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between the...

MLB New York Yankees clinch the franchises' 14th American League pennant

The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J.

6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru

6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru

Western allies rearm West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990.

Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats

Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats

MLB New York Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga, Australia

Between 1956 and 1963, the United Kingdom conducted seven nuclear tests at the Maralinga site in South Australia, part of the Woomera Prohibited Area about 800 kilometres (500 mi) north west of...

Soviet Union's Luna 2 is the first spacecraft to impact the Moon [date noted is Moscow time]

Soviet Union's Luna 2 is the first spacecraft to impact the Moon [date noted is Moscow time]

USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaja Zemlja, is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island,...

US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's first surviving quintuplets, four girls and a boy

Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's first surviving quintuplets, four girls and a boy

4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.

Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named

Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named

Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow

Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow

MLB Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of season

The 1968 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 68th season and the 57th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers won the 1968 World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals four games to three.

Male voters of Swiss Canton Schaffhausen reject female suffrage

Male voters of Swiss Canton Schaffhausen reject female suffrage

Economic Council for Northern Ireland holds its first meeting

Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region.

Cleveland Indians & Washington Senators, play 20 innings

Cleveland Indians & Washington Senators, play 20 innings

"The Waltons" TV program premieres on CBS starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, and Will Geer

"The Waltons" TV program premieres on CBS starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, and Will Geer

Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise

Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise

Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter

Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter

Milwaulkee Brewer Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 MLB games as a teen

Milwaulkee Brewer Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 MLB games as a teen

Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robben Island, South Africa

Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robben Island, South Africa

MLB Atlanta Braves' Jim Bouton (38) beats San Francisco Giants, his 1st win since 1970

MLB Atlanta Braves' Jim Bouton (38) beats San Francisco Giants, his 1st win since 1970

The film "Quadrophenia", loosely based on The Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name, is released

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer...

Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions

Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions

Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV

Entertainment Tonight (or simply ET) is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by...

36" snow (Red Lodge, MT)

36" snow (Red Lodge, MT)

Texan San Jacinto county sheriff James "Humpy" Parker convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture

Texan San Jacinto county sheriff James "Humpy" Parker convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture

Bo Jackson hits his first home run, a 475-foot blast, the longest at Royals Stadium

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player.

NFL Bears running back Walter Payton scores his 100th career rushing touchdown, and gains 177 yards, surpassing 15,000-y

NFL Bears running back Walter Payton scores his 100th career rushing touchdown, and gains 177 yards, surpassing 15,000-yard career plateau in 13-10 overtime win over visiting Philadelphia Eagles, at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2

Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2

Ken Griffey, Sr & Jr, hit back-to-back HRs in 1st inning

Ken Griffey, Sr & Jr, hit back-to-back HRs in 1st inning

San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Azt

San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific, 55-34

First subway car is completed for export from the US to Taiwan

First subway car is completed for export from the US to Taiwan

Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan

Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten) is a traveling exposition of dissected human bodies, animals, and other anatomical structures of the body that have been preserved through the process of...

As' Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-HRs in a season

As' Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-HRs in a season

49th Emmy Awards: Law & Order, Frasier, Dennis Franz & Gillian Anderson win

The 49th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, in 1997.

British TV show "The Royle Family" written and starring Caroline Adherne and Craig Cash, also starring Ricky Tomlinson a

British TV show "The Royle Family" written and starring Caroline Adherne and Craig Cash, also starring Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston premieres on BBC Two

Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island country in the Micronesia sub-region of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean.

Australian bankruptcy administrator determines that Ansett Australia airlines is not financially viable to continue oper

Australian bankruptcy administrator determines that Ansett Australia airlines is not financially viable to continue operations; stoppage strands thousands of passengers and throws more than 16,000 people out of a job

Baltimore running back Jamal Lewis sets the NFL single-game rushing record when he runs for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns o

Baltimore running back Jamal Lewis sets the NFL single-game rushing record when he runs for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns on 30 carries in the Ravens 33-13 victory over Cleveland

Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing 21 people

Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing 21 people

The United States defeats Serbia 129-92 to win the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship.

19 people die when a boat capsizes on Yamun River in Uttar Pradesh, India

19 people die when a boat capsizes on Yamun River in Uttar Pradesh, India

Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort pleads guilty to conspiracy charges and agrees to co-operative with Government

Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort pleads guilty to conspiracy charges and agrees to co-operative with Government investigations

Drone attack on Abqaiq oil plant in Saudi Arabia takes out half of country's oil production and 5% of the world's. Yemen

Drone attack on Abqaiq oil plant in Saudi Arabia takes out half of country's oil production and 5% of the world's. Yemen Houthi rebels claim responsibility.

Huge loss of life in Libyan floods could have been avoided with functioning weather service, according to World Meteorol

Huge loss of life in Libyan floods could have been avoided with functioning weather service, according to World Meteorological Organization, amid reports death toll could reach 20,000 [1]

US Navy commissions its first mixed-gender submarine the USS New Jersey at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Middletown, New

US Navy commissions its first mixed-gender submarine the USS New Jersey at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Middletown, New Jersey [1]

77th Emmy Awards: "The Studio" becomes the most-nominated first-year comedy series, "The Pitt" wins Best Drama, "Adolesc

77th Emmy Awards: "The Studio" becomes the most-nominated first-year comedy series, "The Pitt" wins Best Drama, "Adolescence" wins Best Limited Series [1]

Famous Births on September 14

Notable Deaths on September 14

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on September 14, 1752?
Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days between September 3 and September 13
What happened on September 14, 1922?
Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor, destroying much of the port city of Smyrna (August 13 OS)
What happened on September 14, 1936?
First prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
What happened on September 14, 1939?
World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, Connecticut [1]
What happened on September 14, 1949?
India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language, celebrated today as Hindi Day

Complete Timeline — September 14 Through the Ages

  1. Ajpach’ Waa, Lakam (official), dedicates his hieroglyphic stairway in the Maya city of El Palmar, commemorating his dipl

    Ajpach’ Waa, Lakam (official), dedicates his hieroglyphic stairway in the Maya city of El Palmar, commemorating his diplomatic mission to Copán for the king of Calakmul [1]

  2. Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother Al-Hadi

    Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rashīd, or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Hārūn al-Rashīd, was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning...

  3. Stephen V's reign as Catholic Pope end with his death, succeeded a few weeks later by Pope Formosus

    Stephen V's reign as Catholic Pope end with his death, succeeded a few weeks later by Pope Formosus

  4. Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

    Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

  5. Minamoto no Yoritomo led force of 300 defeated at Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan

    The Battle of Ishibashiyama (石橋山の戦い, Ishibashiyama no tatakai) (referred to as the Battle of Kobayakawa in the Gikeiki) was fought on August 24th, 1180 (Jishō calendar) or September 14th, 1180...

  6. Battle at Marignano ends after two days in a French and Venetian victory over a Swiss army

    Battle at Marignano ends after two days in a French and Venetian victory over a Swiss army

  7. Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland

    Lough Swilly (Irish: Loch Súilí, meaning 'lake of eyes') in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County...

  8. Treaty of Peace and Alliance between England and the Netherlands is signed at Whitehall, London

    Treaty of Peace and Alliance between England and the Netherlands is signed at Whitehall, London

  9. Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, founded

    Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, founded

  10. French officer Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron Lahontan arrives at Fort Saint-Joseph (modern Detroit) as its new comma

    French officer Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron Lahontan arrives at Fort Saint-Joseph (modern Detroit) as its new commander (a year later abandons and razes to the ground) [1]

  11. 1st lighthouse in American colonies lit at Boston Harbor

    1st lighthouse in American colonies lit at Boston Harbor

  12. George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it nonstop for 24 days

    George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it nonstop for 24 days

  13. Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days bet

    Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days between September 3 and September 13

  14. Austrian troops occupy Dresden

    The siege of Dresden took place in July 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when a Prussian force led by Frederick the Great unsuccessfully besieged the city of Dresden...

  15. Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war

    Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war

  16. Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (20) marries her cousin Prince Albert of Prussia (20) (marriage dissolved 1849)

    Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (20) marries her cousin Prince Albert of Prussia (20) (marriage dissolved 1849)

  17. American leading transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (33) marries 2nd wife Lydia (Lidian) Jackson in Plymouth, Massach

    American leading transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (33) marries 2nd wife Lydia (Lidian) Jackson in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  18. Aaron Burr dies

    Aaron Burr dies

  19. Newly escaped slave Frederick Douglass marries free woman Anne Murray in New York

    Newly escaped slave Frederick Douglass marries free woman Anne Murray in New York

  20. US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)

    US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)

  21. Alexander Stewart opens the 1st US department store, “The Marble Palace” in downtown New York City

    Alexander Stewart opens the 1st US department store, “The Marble Palace” in downtown New York City

  22. Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office as 18th US Postmaster General

    Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office as 18th US Postmaster General

  23. British and French forces land at Calamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula, during the Crimean War

    British and French forces land at Calamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula, during the Crimean War

  24. Battle of San Jacinto at Hacienda San Jacinto, Nicaraguan forces defeat American filibusters

    Battle of San Jacinto at Hacienda San Jacinto, Nicaraguan forces defeat American filibusters

  25. Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops win a tactical victory over Confederate forces

    Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops win a tactical victory over Confederate forces

  26. Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War

    Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War

  27. British General Wolseley reaches Cairo

    British General Wolseley reaches Cairo

  28. George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee, patents typewriter ribbon

    A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper...

  29. "Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M

    "Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M

  30. Hottentotten uprising in Southwest Africa fails

    Hottentotten uprising in Southwest Africa fails

  31. Henry Bliss becomes 1st recorded US death from an auto accident when he dies the day after being hit by a taxicab in New

    Henry Bliss becomes 1st recorded US death from an auto accident when he dies the day after being hit by a taxicab in New York City

  32. There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.

    There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.

  33. Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated

    Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated

  34. Russian Prime Minister Peter Stolypin is assassinated in Kiev; his regime had been characterized by harsh measures to co

    Russian Prime Minister Peter Stolypin is assassinated in Kiev; his regime had been characterized by harsh measures to control dissidents

  35. MLB Chicago Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against the visiting New York Giants, winning 7-0 at the West

    MLB Chicago Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against the visiting New York Giants, winning 7-0 at the West Side Grounds

  36. Jacobo Árbenz is born

    Jacobo Árbenz is born

  37. German staff-of-chief Helmut von Moltke replaced by Erich von Falkenhayn

    Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military officer and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later...

  38. WWI: Austria-Hungary sends a note to the Allies requesting peace discussions, but the Allies reject the offer

    WWI: Austria-Hungary sends a note to the Allies requesting peace discussions, but the Allies reject the offer

  39. British regime forbids Sinn Féin Dáil

    British regime forbids Sinn Féin Dáil

  40. The Trial of Sacco & Vanzetti: Sacco and Vanzetti indicted for murder

    Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and anarchists, controversially accused of murdering Alessandro Berardelli and Frederick Parmenter, a guard and a paymaster, during the...

  41. Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor,

    Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor, destroying much of the port city of Smyrna (August 13 OS)

  42. A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox

    A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox

  43. John Gutfreund is born

    John Gutfreund is born

  44. Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6

    The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

  45. Military coup in Chile led by Arturo Alessandri

    Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer who served thrice as president of Chile, first from 1920 to 1924, then from March to October 1925, and finally from 1932...

  46. 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire

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  47. First prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hosp

    First prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

  48. Pittsburgh Pirates' future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 MLB hits f

    Pittsburgh Pirates' future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 MLB hits for 7th time

  49. World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, C

    World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, Connecticut [1]

  50. British fleet attacks German U-39 boat

    British fleet attacks German U-39 boat

  51. US Congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill authorizing military draft

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  52. Battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal

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  53. MLB New York Yankees clinch the franchises' 14th American League pennant

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  54. 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru

    6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru

  55. Sam Neill is born

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  56. India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language, celebrated today as Hindi Day

    India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language, celebrated today as Hindi Day

  57. Western allies rearm West Germany

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  58. Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats

    Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats

  59. MLB New York Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Cleveland Indians

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  60. IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer with a hard drive featuring magnetic disk storage, which wei

    IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer with a hard drive featuring magnetic disk storage, which weighs over a ton

  61. Pope Leo XIV is born

    Pope Leo XIV is born

  62. Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga, Australia

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  63. Soviet Union's Luna 2 is the first spacecraft to impact the Moon [date noted is Moscow time]

    Soviet Union's Luna 2 is the first spacecraft to impact the Moon [date noted is Moscow time]

  64. Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela form the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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  65. USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

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  66. American actress Janet Leigh (35) divorces American actor Tony Curtis (37) after 10 years of marriage

    American actress Janet Leigh (35) divorces American actor Tony Curtis (37) after 10 years of marriage

  67. US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

    US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

  68. Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's first surviving quintuplets, four girls and a boy

    Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's first surviving quintuplets, four girls and a boy

  69. 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened

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  70. Dmitry Medvedev is born

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  71. Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named

    Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named

  72. Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow

    Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow

  73. MLB Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of season

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  74. Male voters of Swiss Canton Schaffhausen reject female suffrage

    Male voters of Swiss Canton Schaffhausen reject female suffrage

  75. Economic Council for Northern Ireland holds its first meeting

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  76. Cleveland Indians & Washington Senators, play 20 innings

    Cleveland Indians & Washington Senators, play 20 innings

  77. "The Waltons" TV program premieres on CBS starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, and Will Geer

    "The Waltons" TV program premieres on CBS starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, and Will Geer

  78. Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise

    Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise

  79. Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter

    Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter

  80. Milwaulkee Brewer Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 MLB games as a teen

    Milwaulkee Brewer Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 MLB games as a teen

  81. Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robben Island, South Africa

    Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robben Island, South Africa

  82. MLB Atlanta Braves' Jim Bouton (38) beats San Francisco Giants, his 1st win since 1970

    MLB Atlanta Braves' Jim Bouton (38) beats San Francisco Giants, his 1st win since 1970

  83. The film "Quadrophenia", loosely based on The Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name, is released

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  84. Ron DeSantis is born

    Ron DeSantis is born

  85. Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions

    Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions

  86. Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV

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  87. 36" snow (Red Lodge, MT)

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  88. Texan San Jacinto county sheriff James "Humpy" Parker convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture

    Texan San Jacinto county sheriff James "Humpy" Parker convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture

  89. Film director John Carpenter (36) and actress Adrienne Barbeau (39) divorce after 5 years of marriage

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  90. "The Golden Girls", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, debuts on NBC

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  91. Bo Jackson hits his first home run, a 475-foot blast, the longest at Royals Stadium

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  92. NFL Bears running back Walter Payton scores his 100th career rushing touchdown, and gains 177 yards, surpassing 15,000-y

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  93. Cal Ripken Jr.'s record streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is finally broken

    Cal Ripken Jr.'s record streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is finally broken

  94. USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

    USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

  95. Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2

    Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2

  96. Ken Griffey, Sr & Jr, hit back-to-back HRs in 1st inning

    Ken Griffey, Sr & Jr, hit back-to-back HRs in 1st inning

  97. San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Azt

    San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific, 55-34

  98. First subway car is completed for export from the US to Taiwan

    First subway car is completed for export from the US to Taiwan

  99. Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan

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  100. As' Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-HRs in a season

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  101. 49th Emmy Awards: Law & Order, Frasier, Dennis Franz & Gillian Anderson win

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  102. British TV show "The Royle Family" written and starring Caroline Adherne and Craig Cash, also starring Ricky Tomlinson a

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  103. Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations

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  104. Australian bankruptcy administrator determines that Ansett Australia airlines is not financially viable to continue oper

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  105. Baltimore running back Jamal Lewis sets the NFL single-game rushing record when he runs for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns o

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  106. Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing 21 people

    Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing 21 people

  107. The United States defeats Serbia 129-92 to win the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

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  108. 19 people die when a boat capsizes on Yamun River in Uttar Pradesh, India

    19 people die when a boat capsizes on Yamun River in Uttar Pradesh, India

  109. Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort pleads guilty to conspiracy charges and agrees to co-operative with Government

    Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort pleads guilty to conspiracy charges and agrees to co-operative with Government investigations

  110. Drone attack on Abqaiq oil plant in Saudi Arabia takes out half of country's oil production and 5% of the world's. Yemen

    Drone attack on Abqaiq oil plant in Saudi Arabia takes out half of country's oil production and 5% of the world's. Yemen Houthi rebels claim responsibility.

  111. Astronomers report a possible sign of life on Venus after detecting phosphine in the planet's atmosphere through a teles

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  112. One in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19 as the nation's known death toll reaches 663,913 (Johns Hopkins) [1]

    One in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19 as the nation's known death toll reaches 663,913 (Johns Hopkins) [1]

  113. Rapper Jeezy files for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins after two years of marriage [1]

    Rapper Jeezy files for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins after two years of marriage [1]

  114. Huge loss of life in Libyan floods could have been avoided with functioning weather service, according to World Meteorol

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  115. US Navy commissions its first mixed-gender submarine the USS New Jersey at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Middletown, New

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  116. 77th Emmy Awards: "The Studio" becomes the most-nominated first-year comedy series, "The Pitt" wins Best Drama, "Adolesc

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