Religious Observances on September 14

• Jewish: Tzom Gedaliah צום גדליה

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On This Day in History — September 14

• 2015 — The first observation of gravitational waves was made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.
• 2007 — Financial crisis of 2007-2008: The Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.
• 2003 — In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
• 2001 — Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
• 2000 — Microsoft releases Windows ME.
• 1999 — Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.

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Notable Births on September 14

• 1996 — Hugh Bernard, English cricketer
• 1996 — Myles Wright, English professional footballer
• 1995 — Deshaun Watson, American football player
• 1994 — Brahim Darri, Dutch footballer
• 1994 — Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Finnish professional football central defender
• 1994 — Krasimir Stanoev, Bulgarian footballer

Notable Deaths on September 14

• 2015 — Davey Browne, Australian boxer (b. 1986)
• 2015 — Fred DeLuca, American businessman, co-founded Subway (b. 1947)
• 2015 — Martin Kearns, English drummer (b. 1977)
• 2015 — Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1949)
• 2014 — Tony Auth, American illustrator (b. 1942)
• 2014 — Peter Gutteridge, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1961)

Sports on September 14

• NFL: Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants — 00:20 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Philadelphia Union @ San Diego FC — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• Serie A: Parma @ Como — 16:30 UTC Scheduled
• Serie A: AS Roma @ Torino — 16:30 UTC Scheduled
• Serie A: Udinese @ Internazionale — 18:45 UTC Scheduled
• Premier League: Newcastle United @ Leeds United — 19:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on September 15

• 🌍 Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida (Spain)

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On This Day in History — September 15

• 2017 — The Parsons Green Bombing took place in London, United Kingdom
• 2008 — Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
• 2004 — National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
• 2001 — President George W. Bush gives his first post September 11th weekly address.
• 1983 — Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
• 1981 — The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Notable Births on September 15

• 1999 — Nana Owada, Japanese idol, singer, and actress
• 1996 — Nao Furuhata, Japanese idol and singer
• 1995 — Joe Ofahengaue, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
• 1991 — Lee Jung-shin, South Korean rapper and bass player
• 1991 — Phil Ofosu-Ayeh, German-Ghanaian footballer
• 1990 — Oliver Gill, English footballer

Notable Deaths on September 15

• 2017 — Harry Dean Stanton, actor
• 2015 — Harry J. Lipkin, Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1921)
• 2015 — Meir Pa'il, Israeli commander, historian, and politician (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Bernard Van de Kerckhove, Belgian cyclist (b. 1941)
• 2014 — John Anderson Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (b. 1917)
• 2014 — Eugene I. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (b. 1930)

Sports on September 15

• NFL: Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Diego Padres @ Colorado Rockies — 00:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Seattle Mariners @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Miami Marlins @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• La Liga: Espanyol @ Rayo Vallecano — 17:00 UTC Scheduled
• La Liga: Valencia @ Alavés — 18:00 UTC Scheduled

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