The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic. Date: September 14, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today)
Raoul Villain, who assassinated the French Socialist Jean JaurΓ¨s, is himself killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza. Date: September 14, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPΒ OrzeΕ in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia. Date: September 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This…
Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, SΔlaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing. Date: September 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons. Date: September 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces. Date: September 14, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo. Date: September 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today)
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. Date: September 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere. Date: September 14, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1958 π On This Day (Today)
Congo Crisis: Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. Date: September 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)