On This Day in History September 14, 2022

Historical Events 1752  Britain and the British Empire (including the American colonies) adopt the Gregorian calendar (no Sept 3 - Sept 13) 1936  1st prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C. 1939  World’s 1st practical helicopter, the VS-300 designed by Igor Sikorskytakes (tethered) flight in Stratford, Connecticut 1949  India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language. Celebrated today as Hindi Day. 1956  IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, 1st commercial computer with a hard drive that uses magnetic disk storage, weighs over a ton 1960  Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 2020  Astronomers report possible sign of life on Venus, after detecting phosphine in planets's atmosphere by telescope 2021  1 in 500 Americans have died of COVID-19 as the nation's known death toll reaches 663,913 (Johns Hopkins) More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alexander von Humboldt 1769 - 1859 Amy Winehouse 1983 - 2011 Margaret Sanger 1879 - 1966 Sam Neill 75th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Aaron Burr 1756 - 1836 William McKinley 1843 - 1901 More Famous Deaths September 14: Fatal Legacy of a Beautiful Riviera Two famous American women – Grace Kelly and Isadora Duncan, both died after tragic motoring accidents in the same area on this day, though half a century apart. Read the Article