Historical Events
- German staff-of-chief Helmut von Moltke replaced by Erich von Falkenhayn
- German troops withdraw from Aisne
Your Country Needs You
Lord Kitchener: "Your country needs you" appears as front cover design for the London Opinion magazine
Famous Birthdays
- Clayton Moore, American actor (The Lone Ranger), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
- Lída Baarová [Ludmila Babková], Czech actress (Die Fledermaus, Virginity), born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2000)
- Mae Boren Axton, American songwriter known as the 'Queen Mother of Nashville' ("Heartbreak Hotel"), born in Bardwell, Texas (d. 1997)
- Michał Spisak, Polish composer (Hymne Olympique), born in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland (d. 1965)
- Pietro Germi, Italian actor, writer and director (Divorce Italian Style, The Facts of Murder), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1974)
- Robert McCloskey, American children's book writer and illustrator (Make Way For Ducklings), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2003)
- Robert S. Dietz, American geophysicist who proposed a theory of seafloor spreading in 1961, born in Westfield, New Jersey (d. 1995)
About September 14, 1914
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 109 years, 7 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Virgo