SEPTEMBER 14 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for September 14

Jeremiah Dummer (1643-1718) - Silversmith who printed the first paper currency for the 13 colonies.

Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) - Nurse who opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and founder of Planned Parenthood.

William H. Armstrong (1911-1999) - Author of the critically-acclaimed novel Sounder.

Rubby Sherr (1913-2013) - Physicist and co-inventor of key components of the first nuclear weapon.

Lawrence Klein (1920-2013) - Economist who created the first computer models to forecast economic trends.

Cornelius "Nini" Harp (1939-2013) - Doo-wop singer of Blue Moon.

Steve Gaines (1949-1977) - Musician and Lynyrd Skynyrd band member who died in a plane crash with other band members.

Robert Francis Prevost (1955-Still Living) - Pope Leo XIV.

Wendy Thomas (1961-Still Living) - Namesake of the Wendy's fast food chain.

Memorable Events for September 14

1716 - The first lighthouse in American colonies is lit at Boston Harbor.

1814 - Francis Scott Key writes the poem Defence of Fort McHenry (later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner).

1886 - George Anderson patents typewriter ribbon.

1901 - VP Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as President after President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded.

1937 - President D. Roosevelt bans U.S. ships from trading arms with China or Japan.

1975 - Pope Paul VI canonized the first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton.

1994 - The MLB season is canceled because of a strike.