23 Drusus Julius Caesar (died), Roman son of Tiberius (born 13 BC)
81 Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
629 Emperor Heraclius enters Constantinople in triumph after his victory over the Persian Empire.
775 Constantine V (died), Byzantine emperor (born 718)
891 Pope Stephen V (died)
1388 Claudius Clavus (born), Danish geographer and cartographer (died 1438)
1486 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (born), German theologian, astrologer, and alchemist (died 1535)
1523 Pope Adrian VI (died) (born 1459)
1580 Francisco de Quevedo (born), Spanish poet and politician (died 1645)
1638 John Harvard (died), English-American minister (born 1607)
1656 Thomas Baker (born), English antiquarian (died 1746)
1712 Giovanni Domenico Cassini (died), Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, and engineer (born 1625)
1713 Johann Kies (born), German astronomer
1715 Dom Pérignon (died), French monk (born 1638)
1741 George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah
1743 Nicolas Lancret (died), French painter (born 1690)
1752 The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
1763 Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil’s Hole during Pontiac’s War.
1769 Alexander von Humboldt (born), German geographer and explorer (died 1859)
1791 Franz Bopp (born), German linguist (died 1867)
1804 John Gould (born), English ornithologist (died 1881)
1812 Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.
1814 The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.
1836 Aaron Burr (died), American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (born 1756)
1847 Mexican–American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City.
1851 James Fenimore Cooper (died), American author (born 1789)
1865 Edgar Aabye (born), Danish tug of war competitor (died 1941)
1867 Charles Dana Gibson (born), American illustrator (died 1944)
1879 Bernhard von Cotta (died), German geologist (born 1808)
1879 Margaret Sanger (born), American nurse and activist (died 1966)
1891 Johannes Bosboom (died), Dutch painter (born 1817)
1898 Ernest Nash (born), German archaeologist (died 1974)
1898 William Seward Burroughs I (died), American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (born 1857)
1901 William McKinley (died), American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt (born 1843)
1902 Alice Tully (born), American soprano and philanthropist (died 1993)
1905 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (died), Italian-French explorer (born 1852)
1909 Peter Scott (born), English ornithologist, painter, and sailor (died 1989)
1915 John Dobson (born), Chinese-American astronomer (died 2014)
1916 Eric Bentley (born), English-American singer, playwright, and critic
1917 Russia is officially proclaimed a republic.
1920 Alberto Calderón (born), Argentinian-American mathematician (died 1998)
1920 Lawrence Klein (born), American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
1927 Isadora Duncan (died), American-Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1877)
1937 Renzo Piano (born), Italian architect, designed The Shard and The New York Times Building
1944 Joey Heatherton (born), American actress, singer, and dancer
1944 World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
1947 Jon Bauman (born), American singer and actor (Sha Na Na)
1948 Marc Reisner (born), American environmentalist and author (died 2000)
1949 Ed King (born), American guitarist and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hunger, and Strawberry Alarm Clock)
1949 Steve Gaines (born), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Detroit) (died 1977)
1950 John Steptoe (born), American author and illustrator (died 1989)
1950 Paul Kossoff (born), English guitarist and songwriter (Free, Black Cat Bones, and Back Street Crawler) (died 1976)
1954 In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
1955 Geraldine Brooks (born), Australian-American journalist and author
1955 Steve Berlin (born), American saxophonist, keyboard player, and producer (Los Lobos, The Flesh Eaters, and The Blasters)
1958 The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
1959 The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
1960 Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
1960 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
1965 Dmitry Medvedev (born), Russian politician, 3rd President of Russia
1966 Hiram Wesley Evans (died), American Ku Klux Klan leader (born 1881)
1969 The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date.
1975 The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
1982 Grace Kelly (died), American-Monacan actress and singer (born 1929)
1983 Amy Winehouse (born), English singer-songwriter (died 2011)
1984 Janet Gaynor (died), American actress and singer (born 1906)
1984 Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
1985 Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic.
1987 The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.
1989 Jesse James (born), American actor
1992 The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
1994 The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
1995 Maurice K. Goddard (died), American politician (born 1912)
1996 Juliet Prowse (died), Indian-South African actress, singer, and dancer (born 1937)
1996 Rose Ouellette (died), Canadian actress (born 1903)
1998 Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
1999 Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
2000 Microsoft releases Windows ME.
2001 Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation’s capital.
2003 Garrett Hardin (died), American ecologist (born 1915)
2003 In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
2008 Hyman Golden (died), American businessman, co-founded Snapple (born 1923)
2009 Elio Zagato (died), Italian automobile designer (born 1921)
2009 Henry Gibson (died), American actor and singer (born 1935)
2009 Jody Powell (died), American White House Press Secretary (born 1943)
2009 Patrick Swayze (died), American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1952)
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