September 14th, 1918

Born on September 14th, 1918

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

September 14th, 1723

António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, laid the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta.

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

Born on September 14th, 1918

89

Cachao

Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008)

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

105

Shepard Rifkin

American crime writer

*September 14th, 1918, New York City

81

Bill Edwards

American actor, artist, adventurer (1918-1999)

*September 14th, 1918, New Jersey †December 21st, 1999, Newport Beach

76

Paul Bonneau

French composer

*September 14th, 1918, Moret-sur-Loing †May 25th, 1995, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

82

Malcolm Yelvington

American musician (1918-2001)

*September 14th, 1918, Tennessee †February 21st, 2001, Memphis

48

Georges Berger

Belgian racing driver (1918-1967)

*September 14th, 1918, Brussels metropolitan area †August 23rd, 1967, Nürburg

86

Hans Wichelhaus

German politician (1918-2004)

*September 14th, 1918, Wülfrath †October 30th, 2004

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Who's birthday is on September 14th?

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

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

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

95

Paulo Evaristo Arns

Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016)

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

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

34

Marcus Ellis

English badminton player

*September 14th, 1989, Huddersfield

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

103

Eric Bentley

American playwright

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

27

Amy Winehouse

English singer and songwriter (1983–2011)

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

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

88

Mario Benedetti

Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009)

*September 14th, 1920, Paso de los Toros †May 17th, 2009, Montevideo

50

Andrew Lincoln

British actor

*September 14th, 1973, London

60

Pietro Germi

Italian screenwriter, director, actor

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

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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95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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