September 14th, 1917

Born on September 14th, 1917

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What happened on September 14th, 1917?

September 14th, 1917

The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire

What else happened on September 14th?

September 14th, 2019

Drone attacks on major processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais forced Saudi Arabia to cut more than half of its oil production.

September 14th, 2015

Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri Poincaré in 1905.

September 14th, 2007

Late-2000s financial crisis: The Northern Rock bank received a liquidity support facility from the Bank of England, sparking a bank run—the United Kingdom's first in 150 years.

September 14th, 2003

President Kumba Ialá of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.

September 14th, 1992

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be unconstitutional.

September 14th, 1989

Typhoon Sarah dissipated after causing extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific, killing 71 in Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Gotō Islands.

September 14th, 1979

Afghan president Nur Muhammad Taraki (pictured) was overthrown and later killed on the orders of Hafizullah Amin, who succeeded him.

September 14th, 1960

At a conference held in Baghdad, the governments of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela founded OPEC to help coordinate their petroleum policies and influence global oil prices.

September 14th, 1943

World War II: Nazi forces began a mass extermination campaign against the civilian residents of around 20 villages on the Greek island of Crete, eventually killing more than 500 men.

September 14th, 1940

Hungarian forces massacred at least 150 ethnic Romanians in Ip, Transylvania, following rumors that Romanians were responsible for the deaths of two soldiers.

September 14th, 1914

HMAS AE1 (pictured), the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea; its wreck was not found until 2017.

September 14th, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States at age 42, the youngest person ever to do so, eight days after William McKinley was fatally wounded in Buffalo, New York.

September 14th, 1863

American Civil War: The Little Rock campaign ended with the Union Army capturing Little Rock, Arkansas.

September 14th, 1752

Under the terms of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days of the month.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 14th

Born on September 14th, 1917

90

Ettore Sottsass

Italian architect and designer (1917-2007)

*September 14th, 1917, Innsbruck †December 31st, 2007, Milan

27

Heinrich Ehrler

German World War II fighter pilot

*September 14th, 1917, Lauda-Königshofen †April 4th, 1945, Stendal

76

Jackie Callura

Canadian boxer (1917-1993)

*September 14th, 1917, Hamilton †November 4th, 1993, Hamilton

90

Paul Caillaud

French politician (1917-2008)

*September 14th, 1917, La Copechagnière †August 15th, 2008, La Roche-sur-Yon

69

Uell Stanley Andersen

American football player and self-help and short story author during the 1950s and 1960s

*September 14th, 1917, Portland †September 24th, 1986, Lincoln City

84

Rudolf Baumgartner

Swiss conductor and violinist (1917-2002)

*September 14th, 1917, Zürich †March 22nd, 2002, Siena

86

Takashi Shirôzu

Japanese lepidopterist

*September 14th, 1917, Fukuoka †April 2nd, 2004

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79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

89

Cachao

Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008)

*September 14th, 1918, Havana †March 22nd, 2008, Coral Gables

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

58

Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia from 2008 to 2012

*September 14th, 1965, Saint Petersburg

83

Beppo Mauhart

Austrian manager (1933-2017)

*September 14th, 1933, Enns †May 7th, 2017, Vienna

71

Heinz Heinen

German-Belgian historian (1941-2013)

*September 14th, 1941, Sankt Vith †June 21st, 2013, Trier

37

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

British politician (born 1986)

*September 14th, 1986, Brighton

95

Paulo Evaristo Arns

Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016)

*September 14th, 1921, Forquilhinha †December 14th, 2016, São Paulo

34

Marcus Ellis

English badminton player

*September 14th, 1989, Huddersfield

103

Eric Bentley

American playwright

*September 14th, 1916, Bolton †August 5th, 2020, New York City

90

Arnold Poll

German Roman Catholic priest (1925-2016)

*September 14th, 1925, Gey †April 16th, 2016, Houverath

37

Sargis Martirosjan

Austrian weightlifter

*September 14th, 1986, Vagharshapat

76

Sam Neill

New Zealand actor

*September 14th, 1947, Omagh

27

Amy Winehouse

English singer and songwriter (1983–2011)

*September 14th, 1983, Southgate †July 23rd, 2011, London Borough of Camden

60

Pietro Germi

Italian screenwriter, director, actor

*September 14th, 1914, Genoa †December 5th, 1974, Rome

75

Nicol Williamson

British actor (1936–2011)

*September 14th, 1936, Hamilton †December 16th, 2011, Amsterdam

66

François Asselineau

French politician and official

*September 14th, 1957, Paris

50

Andrew Lincoln

British actor

*September 14th, 1973, London

60

Sarah Kofman

Philosopher from France

*September 14th, 1934, 10th arrondissement of Paris †October 15th, 1994, 15th arrondissement of Paris

52

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

American actor and film director

*September 14th, 1971, Rye

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46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 14th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 14th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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