Events on Sep 14
- 0891Stephen V ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1163Pastor Frederik forms convent at Mariengaarde Friesland
- 1515Battle at Marignano ends in French / Venetian victory
- 1629Spanish garrison surrenders to Prince Frederik Henry
- 1662Netherlands and England sign peace treaty
- 17161st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)
- 1741George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days
- 1759Austrian troops occupy Dresden
- 1807Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge
- 1812Napoleon occupies Moscow and fires start (fire extinguished on the 19th)
- 1814Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner"
- 1829Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war
- 1830Princess WFLC Marianne marries Albrecht of Prussia
- 1834Charles Darwins company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile
- 1847US Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)
- 1848Alexander Stewart opens 1st US department store
- 185218th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office
- 1854Allied armies, including those of Britain and France, land in Crimea
- 1856Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders
- 1862Battle at South Mountain: Union troops chases away Confederates
- 1862Battle of Munfordsville, Kentucky
- 1862Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia
- 1876Leopold II closes Congo-conference
- 1882British General Wolseley reaches Cairo
- 1886George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon
- 1891"Empire State Express" train goes from NYC to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M
- 1892AP Giannini marries Clorinda Cuneo
- 1894Hottentotten uprising in Southwest-Africa fails
- 1899Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY)
- 1903New York Giant Red Ames no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game
Born on Sep 14
- 1486Agrippa von Nettesheim: German occultist / Alchemist / royal Astrologer
- 1531Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz / Bienewitz]: German geography / cartographer
- 1547Johan van Oldenbarnevelt: Dutch Grand Pensionary
- 1644Gijsbert Cuper: Dutch classicist / regent
- 1722Joseph Paul Ziegler: Composer
- 1737Johann Michael Haydn: Composer
- 1742James Wilson: Scot / US judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1748Johann Paul Schulthesius: Composer
- 1760M Luigi CZS Cherubini: Italian prodigy / composer
- 1761Pavel Lambert Masek: Composer
- 1768Georg Johann Schinn: Composer
- 1792Gino Capponi: Italian Marquis / literary / Premier of Toscane
- 1817Theodor Storm: German judge / author (Imense China)
- 1819Henry Jackson Hunt: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889
- 1835J A de Smit-Rog: Oldest citizen of the Netherlands (Died 1940)
- 1835Joseph Hayes: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1912
- 1835YES de Smit-Rog: Oldest citizen of the Netherlands (Died 5 / 30 / 1940)
- 1836Abraham PC Van Karnebeek: Dutch Foreign Minister (Liberal, 1918-27)
- 1838John Pelham: Major (Confederate Army), died in 1863
- 1840George Elbridge Whiting: Composer
- 1849Ivan Pavlov: Russia -- Physiologist / pioneer in psychology (Nobel 1904)
- 1864Lord Cecil of Chelwood: United Kingdom -- Help form League of Nations (Nobel 1937)
- 1864Robert Cecil: Viscount of Chelwood (Nobel 1937)
- 1867Charles Dana Gibson: Illustrator (drew "Gibson Girl")
- 1879Margaret Sanger: Feminist / nurse / birth control proponent
- 1880Paul Fechter: German writer (Der Zauberer Gottes)
- 1882Harald Fryklof: Composer
- 1883Martin Dibelius: German theologist (Die Lade Jahwes)
- 1886Jan Garrique Masaryk: Czechoslovakia -- Statesman / Minister to London (1918-35)
- 1887Karl Taylor Compton: Physicist / atomic bomb Scientist
Died on Sep 14
- 0258Thascius C Cyprian: Saint / Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58
- 0407Johannes Chrysostomus: Patriarch
- 0891Stephen V [VI]: Italian Pope (885-91)
- 1146Imad ad-Din Zengi: Gov of Basra, murdered
- 1321Dante Alighieri: Italian Poet (Divine Commedy), dies at 56
- 1523Adrian VI [Adriaan F Bieyens]: Only Dutch Pope (1522-23), dies at 64
- 1538Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg and Dietz: Viceroy of Holland
- 1637Pierre Vernier [Peter Werner]: French mathematician
- 1645Heinrich Steuccius: Composer, dies at 65
- 1646Thomas H Earl of Arundel: English art collector (Marbles)
- 1693Aert Jansz van Nes [Young boer Jaep]: Lieutenant Admiral, dies at 67
- 1712Jean [Giovanni] D Cassini: Italian / French astronomer
- 1743Johann Michael Muller: Composer, dies at 59
- 1750Carl T Pachelbel: US Organist / Composer
- 1759Louis Joseph Montcalm: French General (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47
- 1763Johann Philipp Sack: Composer, dies at 40
- 1788John Penn: US attorney, signed (Declaration of Independence), dies at 47
- 1788Theodore-Jean Tarade: Composer, dies at 56
- 1819Erik Acharius: Swedish botanist
- 1836Aaron Burr: 3rd VP
- 1836Vincenzo Lavigna: Composer, dies at 60
- 1844Oliver Holden: Composer, dies at 78
- 1852Arthur Wellesley: General / Duke of Wellington, dies at 83
- 1852James F Cooper: Writer, dies at 62
- 1861Fortunato Santini: Composer, dies at 83
- 1862Jesse Lee Reno: Union General Major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39
- 1862Samuel Garland, Jr.: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle
- 1872Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin: Composer, dies at 48
- 1886Hubert Reis: Composer, dies at 84
- 1887Friedrich T Vischer: German philosopher / writer (Auch einer)
Historical events on September 15
- 0608St. Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1514Thomas Wolsey appointed Archbishop of York
- 1556Vlissingen ex-Emperor Charles V returns to Spain
- 1584San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished
- 1590Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
- 1621Swedish troops occupy Riga
- 1644Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X
- 1656England and France sign peace treaty
- 1683Germantown Pa founded by 13 immigrant families
- 1733King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons
- 1774Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured
- 1789Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State
- 1795Cape Colony surrenders to England
- 1812French army under Napoleon reaches Kremlin, Moscow
- 1821Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ
- 18301st National Negro Convention begins in Philadelphia
- 18301st to be run-over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England)
- 1830Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- 1835HMS Beagle / Charles Darwin reaches Galapagos Islands
- 1846Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal
- 18531st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell
- 1857Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine
- 1862Confederates conquer Union - weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
- 1870Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)
- 1873Last German troops leave France
- 1879Pim Mulier forms "Haarlem Football Club"
- 1882British general Wolseley occupies Cairo
- 1887Philadelphia celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution
- 1894Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang
- 1898National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester, New York
Born on September 15
- 0053Mark U Trajanus: 13th Roman Emperor (98-117) / Conqueror of Ctesiphon
- 1505Maria: Queen of Hungary / Wife of Louis II / Governess of the Netherlands (1531-55)
- 1572Erasmus Widmann: Composer
- 1586Cristobal de Isla Diego: Composer
- 1685Gottfried Kirkhoff: Composer
- 1690Ignazio Prota: Composer
- 1736Jean-Sylvain: French historian (History of France)
- 1744Georg Ritschel: Composer
- 1764Friedrich Heine: Composer
- 1764Paolo Francesco Parenti: Composer
- 1789James Fenimore Cooper: 1st major US Novelist (Last of Mohicans)
- 1808Louis Clapisson: Composer
- 1811Jan Nepomuk Skroup: Composer
- 1811Willem J van Zeggelen: Dutch author
- 1816Edward Wolff: Composer
- 1834Heinrich von Treitschke: German historian / parliament member
- 1837Leo van Gheluwe: Composer
- 1843Willem F Mauritius HK: Prince of Orange / Son of King Willem III
- 1851Emilia Pardo Bazan: Spanish countess / writer (Sirena Negra)
- 1851Josif Marinkovic: Composer
- 1852Jan E Matzeliger: Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine)
- 1857William Howard Taft: Cincinnati, Ohio -- (R) 27th President (1909-13), chief justice
- 1858Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld: French explorer / hermit
- 1858Jeno Hubay: Composer
- 1863Horatio William Parker: Composer
- 1865Henri [Lucien] Capitant: French lawyer (Loi Falcidie)
- 1865Nicolaus Adriani: Linguist (Middle-Celebes languages)
- 1868Dirk B Nanninga: Dutch painter
- 1876Bruno Walter [B W Schlesinger]: Berlin, Germany -- Conductor (NY Phil)
- 1876Frank E Gannett: Rochester -- Newspaper publisher (Gannett)
Died on September 15
- 0009Publius Quinctilius Varus: Roman Viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59
- 0921Ludmilla: Wife of 1st Christian Bohemian King Borijov I / saint
- 1231Louis I: Duke of Wittelsbach
- 1525John Pistorius: Church reformer, burned at the stake
- 1598Hidejoshi [Hijoshi]: Japanese General strategist / kampaku
- 1654Cornelis Bicker: Merchant / Mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61
- 1747Johann Gotthilf Ziegler: Composer, dies at 59
- 1750Charles Theodore Pachelbel: Composer, dies at 59
- 1840Franz Xaver Pechacek: Composer, dies at 47
- 1841Alessandro Rolla: Composer, dies at 84
- 1842Pierre MF de Sales Baillot: French violinist / composer, dies at 70
- 1859John LA Luyten: Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72
- 1862R E V Miles: US Union Colonel, killed at Harpers Ferry
- 1875Jeanne-Louise Farrenc: Composer, dies at 71
- 1880William Hauser: Composer, dies at 67
- 1883Joseph AF Plateau: Belg physicist (Blue Moon)
- 1885Juliusz Zarebski: Composer, dies at 31
- 1895Jan Kleczynski: Composer, dies at 58
- 1914Jacobus Herculas de la Rey [Uncle Chose]: Boer General, dies at 66
- 1916Isidore Edouard Legouix: Composer, dies at 82
- 1921Roman von Ungern-Sternberg: Russ Baron / General
- 1923Sayed Darwish: Composer, dies at 31
- 1924Anthony Johnson Showalter: Composer, dies at 66
- 1927Herman Gorter: Socialist / Poet (Mai, Pan), dies at 62
- 1929Sara Amsel: Indon / Dutch actress / Wife of Carel van Hoisted, dies at 58
- 1932Charles Hutchison Gabriel: Composer, dies at 76
- 1934David Vaughan Thomas: Composer, dies at 61
- 1936Bela Anton Szabados: Composer, dies at 69
- 1937Clifford Heatherley: Actress (For Love or Money, Cash), dies at 48
- 1938Thomas Wolfe: US writer (Enigma), dies at 62
Events on Sep 16
- 1575King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots
- 1597French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria
- 1630Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
- 1652Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk
- 1654Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland
- 1662Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation
- 1666"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet
- 1668King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France
- 1702Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria
- 1729Willem KH Friso installed as Viceroy of Groningen
- 1747French troops occupy Bergen on Zoom
- 1782Great Seal of US used for 1st time
- 1795British capture Cape Town South Africa
- 1810Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
- 1812Fire of Moscow
- 1830Oliver Wendell Holmes writes "Old Ironsides"
- 1847United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon
- 1848Slavery abolished in all French territories
- 1857Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)
- 1857Typesetting machine patent
- 18581st overland mail for California
- 1861Battle of Princeton, West Virginia
- 1861British Post Office Savings Banks opens
- 1862Battle of Antietam, bloodiest day in Civil War (Sharpsburg Md)
- 1862Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis
- 1867Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game
- 1873German troops leave France
- 1890Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers
- 1892Amsterdam swim club renamed "The Y"
- 1893Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders
Born on Sep 16
- 1386Traversari Ambrosius: Italian humanist / Scientist / General
- 1547Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi: Persian-Dutch East Indies poet
- 1557Jacques Mauduit: Composer
- 1574Samuel Coster: Dutch Physician / playwright (Polyxena)
- 1584Matthias Gallas: Austria -- Earl of Campo / Duke of Lucerna / General Major
- 1736Johann N Tetens: German / Danish philosopher / mathematician
- 1762Charles G G: Earl of Merode / Mayor of Brussels / French senator
- 1797Anthony Panizzi: Librarian at British Museum
- 1800Jozef Nowakowski: Composer
- 1818Francis Seymour Haden: English surgeon / graphic artist
- 1822Charles S Crocker: President of Central and South Pacific Railroad
- 1823Francis Parkman: American historian / author (Oregon Trail)
- 1823Michael Obrenovic: Ruler of Serbia
- 1832George Washington Custis Lee: Major General (Confederate Army)
- 1837Pedro V van Alcantara: King of Portugal (1853-61)
- 1838James J Hill: Canada -- RR entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad)
- 1847Albert Ross Parsons: Composer
- 1858Andrew Bonar Law: British Prime Minister (C, 1922-23)
- 1872Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur: Dutch / Flemish actress (Rose Kate)
- 1877James J Jeans: Cosmologist / astrophysicist (Mysterious Universe)
- 1877Willem H Rassers: Dutch cultural anthropologist (Panji)
- 1878Karl Albiker: German sculptor (German Art, female nudes)
- 1880Alfred Noyes: British poet / essayist (Loom of Years, Highwayman)
- 1882Mart Saar: Composer
- 1885Karen Horney: German / US, neo-freudian psychoanalyst
- 1887Hans / Jean Arp: French / Swiss painter / poet / sculptor
- 1888Almira Sessions: Washington, DC -- Actress (Okla Annie)
- 1889Claude A Barnett: Founder (Associated Negro Press)
- 1890Ernst Deutsch [Dorian]: Prague, Czechoslovakia -- Actor (Moon is Down, 3rd Man)
- 1891Czeslaw Josef Marek: Composer
Died on Sep 16
- 0096Titus Flavius Domitianus: Emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45
- 0655Martinus I: Bannished Pope (649-53)
- 1087Victor III [Dauferio / Desiderius]: Italian Pope (1086-87)
- 1380Charles V [the Wise]: King of France (1364-80)
- 1498Tomas de Torquemada: Inquisitor who burned 10, 000 people
- 1589Michael Bajus [Michel de Bay]: Belgian theologist
- 1652Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck: Dutch composer, dies at 61
- 1672Anne Bradstreet: American poet
- 1696Lambert Pietkin: Composer, dies at 83
- 1736Daniel G Fahrenheit: Prussian / Netherlands physicist (thermometer), dies at 50
- 1798Damasus Brosmann: Composer, dies at 67
- 1824Louis XVIII SX: Earl of Province / King of France (1814-24)
- 1834Antoine-Vincent Arnault: French writer (Guillaume the Nassau)
- 1845John Kinker: Translator / philosopher / poet, dies at 81
- 1896Carlos Gomez: Composer, dies at 60
- 1911Edward Whymper: English mountaineer (Ascent of Matterhorn)
- 1920Daniel Andersson: Swedish Poet / writer (Polar History), dies at 32
- 1925Leo Fall: Austria operetta Composer (That Pink von Stambul)
- 1925Leopold Fall: Composer, dies at 52
- 1926Rudolf C Eucken: German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80
- 1936Irving Thalberg: US producer (MGM)
- 1936Karl Buresch: Austrian politician
- 1945John "Pa" van de Steur: Philanthropist (Java), dies at 80
- 1945John McCormack: Irish singer (Irish national anthem / folk songs)
- 1946James Jeans: English physicist / Mathematician / astronomer, dies at 69
- 1948Ferdinand I MKLM: Prince of Saxony-Coburg / tsar of Bulgaria
- 1950Pedro De Cordoba: Actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68
- 1953Colin G Fink: US chemist (electro-chemistry)
- 1955Leopold C M S Amery: British Minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81
- 1961Yme C Schuitmaker: Potato farmer / dramatist