September 14 is the 257th day of the year, according to the Gregorian calendar. Over the years, several historical events took place on September 14. US President William McKinley died on September 14, 1901, India adopted Hindi as the official language of the Independent nation, and several other significant took place on September 14.
September 14 History
1803: British General Lake captured Delhi in India.
1901 – U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
1901 – Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President: After the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States. His presidency marked a significant era of reform and progressive change in American politics..
1917: Russia declared its empire Russian Republic.
1948: Indian Army captured the city of Daulatabad as part of Operation Polo.
1949: Hindi was adopted as official language of India- On 14 September, 1949 the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi as the official language of the newly independent nation. This decision was taken to promote and develop Hindi as the lingua franca of India and to unite the diverse linguistic and cultural regions of the country.
1948: The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo
1959: Man reached out and made contact with the Moon for the first time. Lunik II, a Soviet spacecraft, crash-landed on the moon after a two days journey. It sent back a stream of scientific data during the trip.
1960: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created by Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
1975: Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI at the Vatican in Rome, becoming one of the first American-born Catholic saints.
1985- The American sitcom The Golden Girls debuted on American television- It was known for its focus on older women—played by Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Beatrice Arthur, and Estelle Getty—and for tackling timely topics, the series became hugely popular.
1997: Ahmedabad-Howrah express plunged into a river in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh, which caused 81 deaths of people.
2000: Microsoft had released Windows ME.