Historical Events In September - 14

1923  Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain on this day in history.   

1923  On September - 14 jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1924  Walter Johnson elected AL MVP on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster (NY Yankees, SD Padres)   

1925  M L de Braauw, Dutch minister (DS'70) on this day in history.   

1926  Guido Companions birthplace as a museum opens on September - 14.   

1926  Hovhannes Gorgeni Ter-T'at'evosyan, composer on this day in history.   

1926  Johan LE Dreyer, Danish astronomer (Catalog of Nebulae), dies at 74 on September - 14.   

1927  On this day in history isadora Duncan, dies as her scarf became entangled in her car's wheel   

1928  On this day in history albert Shanker, American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers)   

1929  On this day in history 49th US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64)   

1929  John Gutfreund on this day in history.   

1930  After stormtroopers terrorize political opponents, Nazi seats in Reichstag rise from 12 to 107 on this day in history.   

1930  Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6 on this day in history.   

1932  Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri on this day in history.   

1932  Harry Sinden, NHL player/coach (Team Canada) on this day in history.   

1932  Jean Emile Paul Cras, composer, dies at 53 on September - 14.   

1933  2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire on September - 14.   

1933  Harve Presnell, Modesto Calif, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown) on this day in history.   

1936  Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times on this day in history.   

1936  On September - 14 ossip Gabrilovich, composer, dies at 58   

1937  On this day in history tomés G Masaryk, philosopher/pres of Czech (1918-35), dies at 87)   

1938  On this day in history graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight   

1939  On this day in history british fleet attacks German U-39 boat   

1940  Congress passes first peace-time conscription bill (draft law) on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill (draft law)   

1942  On September - 14 hMCS OTTAWA (RCN, ex 'Crusader'), sunk east of Newfoundland by 1 torpedo from German U.91.   

1942  HMS COVENTRY (AA), sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, northwest of Alexandria, Egypt by German Ju87 divebombers on September - 14.   

1942  HMS SIKH, sunk off Tobruk, eastern Libya - by German shore batteries. during landings Royal Marines for British combined operations raid on Tobruk on this day in history.   

1942  HMS ZULU,sunk NW of Alexandria, Egypt (c 32-00'N, 29-00'E) - by Italian/German force of Ju87 and Ju88 bombers, while returning to Alexandria after combined operations raid on Tobruk on September - 14.   

1942  On this day in history battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal   

1943  On this day in history comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marries   

1944  On September - 14 united States troops arrive at the German border and proceed, with the British and Canadians, to launch an offensive to reach the Rhine.   

1944  On this day in history 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru   

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1169  Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1183) was born on September - 14.   

1388  On September - 14 birth of claudius Clavus, Danish geographer   

1486  Agrippa von Nettesheim, German occultist/alchemist/royal astrologer was born on this day in history.   

1531  Philipp Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geography/cartographer was born on September - 14.   

1543  Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (d. 1615) was born on September - 14.   

1547  On this day in history birth of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch Grand Pensionary   

1580  Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645) was born on September - 14.   

1644  Gijsbert Cuper, Dutch classicist/regent was born on September - 14.   

0258  Thascius C Cyprian, Saint/Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58 on September - 14.   

0407  Johannes Chrysostomus, patriarch, dies on this day in history.   

0585  Death of Emperor Bidatsu of Japan (b. 538) on this day in history.   

0775  On this day in history death of constantine V, Byzantine Emperor (b. 718)   

0786  On September - 14 death of al-Hadi, Abbasid caliph   

0891  On this day in history stephen V, [VI], Italian Pope (885-91), dies   

1146  Death of Imad ad-Din Zengi, gov of Basra, murdered on this day in history.   

1164  Death of Emperor Sutoku of Japan (b. 1119) on September - 14.