On This Day: 14 September

14 September in Indian history

• 1997Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.India
• 1948The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.India

14 September in world history

• 2019Drone attacks on major processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais forced Saudi Arabia to cut more than half of its oil production.
• 2015Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri Poincaré in 1905.
• 2008Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500, crashes into a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway while on approach to Perm International Airport, in Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people on board.
• 2007Late-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.
• 1999Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
• 1989Typhoon Sarah dissipated after causing extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific, killing 71 in Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Gotō Islands.
• 1954In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
• 1940Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing.
• 1939World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
• 1901Theodore 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.
• 1863American Civil War: The Little Rock campaign ended with the Union Army capturing Little Rock, Arkansas.
• 1812Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.
• 1782American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.
• 1210Maria of Montferrat, Queen of Jerusalem, marries French baron John of Brienne, who is later crowned king on 30 October in Tyre.
• 919Viking activity in the British Isles: A coalition of native Irish, led by Niall Glúndub, failed in their attempt to drive the Vikings of the Uí Ímair from Ireland.
• 81Domitian, the last Flavian emperor of Rome, was confirmed by the Senate to succeed his brother Titus.

Born on 14 September

• 1984Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor, singer and anchorIndia
• 1966Iztok Puc, Croatian-Slovenian handball player (died 2011)
• 1963Robin Singh, Trinidadian-Indian cricketer and coachIndia
• 1920Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
• 1774Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (died 1839)India
• 208Diadumenian, Roman emperor (died 218)

Died on 14 September

• 2002LaWanda Page, American actress (born 1920)
• 1996Juliet Prowse, Indian-South African actress, singer, and dancer (born 1937)India
• 1868Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder, Dayanand Saraswati, a scholar and teacher of Sanskrit grammar and Vedic literature (born 1778)
• 1807George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1724)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 14 September in history?

2019: Drone attacks on major processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais forced Saudi Arabia to cut more than half of its oil production. 2015: Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri Poincaré in 1905. 2008: Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500, crashes into a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway while on approach to Perm International Airport, in Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people on board. 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.

What happened on 14 September in Indian history?

1997: Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. 1948: The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.

Which famous people were born on 14 September?

Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor, singer and anchor (1984); Iztok Puc, Croatian-Slovenian handball player (died 2011) (1966); Robin Singh, Trinidadian-Indian cricketer and coach (1963); Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013) (1920).

Which day is observed on 14 September?

Hindi Diwas; Engineer's Day (Romania); Hindi Day (Hindi-speaking states of India); Mobilized Servicemen Day (Ukraine); San Jacinto Day (Nicaragua).