Historical Events In September - 14

1923  On this day in history miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain   

1923  On September - 14 jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1924  On this day in history walter Johnson elected AL MVP   

1924  On this day in history jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster (NY Yankees, SD Padres)   

1925  M L de Braauw, Dutch minister (DS'70) on September - 14.   

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

1926  On this day in history hovhannes Gorgeni Ter-T'at'evosyan, composer   

1926  On this day in history johan LE Dreyer, Danish astronomer (Catalog of Nebulae), dies at 74   

1927  On this day in history isadora Duncan, dies as her scarf became entangled in her car's wheel   

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

1929  On this day in history 49th US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64)   

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  On September - 14 detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6   

1932  Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri on this day in history.   

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

1932  On September - 14 jean Emile Paul Cras, composer, dies at 53   

1933  2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire on September - 14.   

1933  Harve Presnell, Modesto Calif, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown) on September - 14.   

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

1936  On September - 14 ossip Gabrilovich, composer, dies at 58   

1937  Tomés G Masaryk, philosopher/pres of Czech (1918-35), dies at 87) on September - 14.   

1938  Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight on this day in history.   

1939  British fleet attacks German U-39 boat on September - 14.   

1940  On September - 14 congress passes first peace-time conscription bill (draft law)   

1940  On September - 14 congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill (draft law)   

1942  HMCS OTTAWA (RCN, ex 'Crusader'), sunk east of Newfoundland by 1 torpedo from German U.91 on September - 14.   

1942  On this day in history hMS COVENTRY (AA), sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, northwest of Alexandria, Egypt by German Ju87 divebombers.   

1942  On this day in history hMS SIKH, sunk off Tobruk, eastern Libya - by German shore batteries. during landings Royal Marines for British combined operations raid on Tobruk   

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  On this day in history battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal   

1943  On this day in history comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marries   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1169  Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.   

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

1486  Agrippa von Nettesheim, German occultist/alchemist/royal astrologer was born on this day in history.   

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 September - 14.   

1547  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch Grand Pensionary was born on September - 14.   

1580  Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645) was born on September - 14.   

1644  On September - 14 birth of gijsbert Cuper, Dutch classicist/regent   

0258  Thascius C Cyprian, Saint/Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

0407  Johannes Chrysostomus, patriarch, dies on September - 14.   

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 September - 14.   

1146  Death of Imad ad-Din Zengi, gov of Basra, murdered on September - 14.   

1164  On this day in history death of emperor Sutoku of Japan (b. 1119)