09-14-2004, 05:44 AM
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September 14th
1752 ~ The British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (September 2 was followed directly by September 14 that year).
1760 ~ Birthday of Luigi Cherubini, Composer.
1812 ~ Russian army burnt Moscow to prevent Napoleon from capturing it.
1814 ~ Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
1849 ~ Birthday of Ivan Pavlov, Scientist.
1879 ~ Birthday of Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate.
1927 ~ Death of Isadora Duncan, Dancer.
1959 ~ The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
1975 ~ The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
1982 ~ Death of Princess Grace of Monaco.
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