Today in History
14 September
278 births · 128 deaths · 57 events recorded
Notable Births
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Han (musician)
b. 2000
South Korean singer and rapper (born 2000)
Benjamin Ingrosso
b. 1997
Swedish singer and songwriter
Dominic Solanke
b. 1997
English footballer (born 1997)
Jevon Carter
b. 1995
American basketball player (born 1995)
Deshaun Watson
b. 1995
American football player (born 1995)
Brahim Darri
b. 1994
Dutch footballer (born 1994)
Lawrence Klein
b. 1920
American economist (1920–2013)
Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
b. 1485
Mecklenburgian royal
Notable Deaths
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Jim Edgar
d. 2025
American politician (1946–2025)
Ricky Hatton
d. 2025
British professional boxer (1978–2025)
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
d. 2024
Kuwaiti royal and politician (1942–2024)
Otis Davis
d. 2024
American sprinter (1932–2024)
Norm Macdonald
d. 2021
Canadian comedian (1959–2021)
Ethel Johnson (wrestler)
d. 2018
American professional wrestler
Zienia Merton
d. 2018
British actress (1945–2018)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
d. 1852
British Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)
On This Day in History
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2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state over the next four days with the queue of mourners stretching for miles along the River Thames.
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
2019
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
Yemen
2015
The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.
First observation of gravitational waves
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.
Aeroflot Flight 821
2007
Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.
2008 financial crisis
2003
In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum
2003
Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.
Kumba Yala
2002
Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561 crashes near Paranapanema, Brazil, killing both pilots on board.
Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561