On this day: 14 September

Selected events and births on 14 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 81 – Domitian, the last Flavian emperor of Rome, was confirmed by the Senate to succeed his brother Titus. Read more: AD 81 Domitian Flavian dynasty
• 1752 – Under the terms of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days of the month. Read more: Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
• 1914 – HMAS AE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea; its wreck was not found until 2017. Read more: HMAS AE1 Royal Australian Navy Submarine
• 1992 – The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be unconstitutional. Read more: Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
• 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. Read more: 2008 financial crisis Northern Rock Discount window
• 2015 – Physicists of the LIGO and Virgo projects first observed gravitational waves, the existence of which was predicted by Henri Poincaré in 1905. Read more: LIGO Virgo interferometer First observation of gravitational waves

Born on this day

• 1956 – Kostas Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece Read more: Kostas Karamanlis Prime Minister of Greece
• 1978 – Ron DeSantis, American politician, 46th Governor of Florida Read more: Ron DeSantis Governor of Florida
• 1994 – Brahim Darri, Dutch footballer Read more: Brahim Darri
• 1994 – Gary Harris, American basketball player Read more: Gary Harris
• 1994 – Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Finnish footballer Read more: Daniel O'Shaughnessy
• 1995 – Jevon Carter, American basketball player Read more: Jevon Carter
• 1995 – Deshaun Watson, American football player Read more: Deshaun Watson
• 1996 – Hugh Bernard, English cricketer Read more: Hugh Bernard
• 1996 – Myles Wright, English professional footballer Read more: Myles Wright
• 1997 – Benjamin Ingrosso, Swedish singer and songwriter Read more: Benjamin Ingrosso
• 1997 – Dominic Solanke, English footballer Read more: Dominic Solanke
• 2000 – Han, South Korean rapper Read more: Han (musician)

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