September 14

September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). There are 108 days remaining.

Births:

• 1849: [Ivan Pavlov]?
• 1934: [Kate Millett]?
• 1959: [Mary Frances]?
• 1963: [Mary Ann Fischer]? gave birth to America's first surviving quintuplets?

Deaths:

• 1852: The Duke of Wellington (British general and Prime Minister)
• 1899: [Henry Bliss]? (first automobile fatality, New York City)
• 1901: US President William McKinley (assasinated)
• 1982: [Bashir Gemayel]?, President of The Lebanon (bombing)
• 1982: [Princess Grace of Monaco]?, formerly actress [Grace Kelly]? (car accident)

Events:

• 1960: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded. The core members were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
• 1984: [Joe Kittinger]? became the first person to fly a balloon solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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