September 14 in History

Historical Events on September 14

1752 The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

1812 Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.

1829 The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.

1862 American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.

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.

2000 Microsoft releases Windows ME.

2003 In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.

2007 Financial crisis of 2007-2008: The Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.

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Famous Birthdays on September 14

1769 Alexander von Humboldt

1965 Dmitry Medvedev

1983 Amy Winehouse

1988 Martin Fourcade

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Famous Deaths on September 14

1836 Aaron Burr

1852 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

1901 William McKinley

1982 Grace Kelly

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