Almanac for September 14th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for September 14th: https://ko-fi.com/post/September-14th-S6S6Z4UK3

Artist Birthday: Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse at Dorothy Surrenders

My mom just reminded me of this last year, but September 14th was also her father's birthday.

Today's Observance: Roodmas/The Feast of the Cross, a.k.a. Devil Nut Day

Devil Nut Day is also the 1-year anniversary of the publication of this audiobook, Aesop for Children.

Bummer September 14th

September 14, 1899: Real estate developer Henry H. Bliss becomes the first person killed in the U.S. from a motor vehicle collision. The previous day, he had stepped off a trolley car and been struck by an electric taxi cab, knocking him to the ground and crushing his chest. 

September 14, 1901: U.S. President William McKinley dies of infection caused by the gunshot wound inflicted by his assassin on September 5th.

September 14, 1927: Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in Nice, France, when her scarf becomes entangled in the open-spoked wheel and axle of the car she’s riding in, breaking her neck.

September 14, 1982: Princess Grace of Monaco dies after being taken off life support.

Almanac for September 13th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for September 13th: https://ko-fi.com/post/September-13th-E1E2Z4UM2

Fictional Character Birthday: Bella Swan

Bummer September 13th

September 13, 1848: 25-year-old railroad worker Phineas Gage has a bad day at work when the 3-foot-long tamping iron his crew is using strikes a rock, sparking an explosion that drives the rod through his left eye and into his skull. Gage not only survives the accident but lives 12 more years, although with his personality drastically altered, due to the loss of part of the left frontal lobe of his brain.

September 13, 1931: Stout Institute (Menomonie, Wisconsin) first-year student Lloyd Aune dies of spinal cord injuries after wrestling with two second-year students.

September 13, 1982: Princess Grace of Monaco drives her car off a steep, mountainous road after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while driving. She is taken to the hospital, where she is placed on life support.

September 13, 1996: Rapper and actor Tupac Shakur dies from gunshot wounds in Las Vegas.