Historical Events In September - 14

1923  On September - 14 miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain   

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 September - 14 jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster (NY Yankees, SD Padres)   

1925  On September - 14 m L de Braauw, Dutch minister (DS'70)   

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

1926  On September - 14 hovhannes Gorgeni Ter-T'at'evosyan, composer   

1926  Johan LE Dreyer, Danish astronomer (Catalog of Nebulae), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1927  Isadora Duncan, dies as her scarf became entangled in her car's wheel on September - 14.   

1928  Albert Shanker, American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers) on this day in history.   

1929  49th US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) on September - 14.   

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  On this day in history military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri   

1932  On this day in history harry Sinden, NHL player/coach (Team Canada)   

1932  On this day in history jean Emile Paul Cras, composer, dies at 53   

1933  On this day in history 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire   

1933  On this day in history harve Presnell, Modesto Calif, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown)   

1936  Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times on September - 14.   

1936  On this day in history 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  Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight on September - 14.   

1939  British fleet attacks German U-39 boat on this day in history.   

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

1940  Congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill (draft law) on September - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1942  HMS SIKH, sunk off Tobruk, eastern Libya - by German shore batteries. during landings Royal Marines for British combined operations raid on Tobruk on September - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1942  Battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

1943  Comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marries on this day in history.   

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

1944  On September - 14 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru   

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

1388  Claudius Clavus, Danish geographer was born on September - 14.   

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 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  On September - 14 birth of francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645)   

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

0258  On September - 14 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  On this day in history death of constantine V, Byzantine Emperor (b. 718)   

0786  On this day in history death of al-Hadi, Abbasid caliph   

0891  Stephen V, [VI], Italian Pope (885-91), dies on this day in history.   

1146  On September - 14 death of imad ad-Din Zengi, gov of Basra, murdered   

1164  On September - 14 death of emperor Sutoku of Japan (b. 1119)