Events & Holidays In September - 14

Finding of the True Cross (Greece)

San Jacinto Day (Nicaragua)

1169  On this day in history birth of alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1183)   

1388  On this day in history birth of claudius Clavus, Danish geographer   

1486  On this day in history birth of agrippa von Nettesheim, German occultist/alchemist/royal astrologer   

1531  Philipp Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geography/cartographer was born on this day in history.   

1543  Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

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

1580  On this day in history birth of francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645)   

1644  On this day in history birth of gijsbert Cuper, Dutch classicist/regent   

0258  On this day in history thascius C Cyprian, Saint/Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58   

0407  On this day in history johannes Chrysostomus, patriarch, dies   

0585  On this day in history death of emperor Bidatsu of Japan (b. 538)   

0775  Death of Constantine V, Byzantine Emperor (b. 718) on this day in history.   

0786  Death of Al-Hadi, Abbasid caliph on this day in history.   

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

1146  On this day in history death of imad ad-Din Zengi, gov of Basra, murdered   

1164  Death of Emperor Sutoku of Japan (b. 1119) on this day in history.