Humans of History

the archive calendar

On This Day: 14 September

Anniversaries kept by the archive. The page turns with the calendar; return tomorrow and the names change.

born on 14 September

Akylbek Japarov

Contemporary era

Akylbek Japarov

b. September 14, 1964

Kyrgyz head of government since 2021

Pak Thae-song

Contemporary era

Pak Thae-song

b. September 14, 1955

Premier of North Korea since 2024

Alexander von Humboldt

Early Modern era

Alexander von Humboldt

September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859

Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)

Ivan Pavlov

Modern era

Ivan Pavlov

September 14, 1849 – February 27, 1936

Russian physiologist (1849–1936)

Amy Winehouse

Contemporary era

Amy Winehouse

September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011

English singer-songwriter (1983–2011)

Ponnambalam Arunachalam

Modern era

Ponnambalam Arunachalam

September 14, 1853 – January 9, 1924

Sri Lankan politician (1853–1924)

Bong Joon-ho

Contemporary era

Bong Joon-ho

b. September 14, 1969

South Korean filmmaker (born 1969)

died on 14 September

Kristján Eldjárn

Modern era

Kristján Eldjárn

December 6, 1916 – September 14, 1982

Icelandic politician, 3rd President of Iceland (1916-1982)

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

Modern era

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

January 5, 1942 – September 14, 2024

Prime Minister of Kuwait from 2011 to 2019 (1942–2024)

Duke of Wellington

Early Modern era

Duke of Wellington

May 1, 1769 – September 14, 1852

British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)

Grace Kelly

Modern era

Grace Kelly

November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

John Chrysostom

Ancient era

John Chrysostom

349 CE – September 14, 407 CE

Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)

William McKinley

Modern era

William McKinley

January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901 (1843-1901)

Giovanni Cassini

Early Modern era

Giovanni Cassini

June 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

Patrick Swayze

Contemporary era

Patrick Swayze

August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009

American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)

also born in September