Sunday 14 September 1947

Holidays:

• Eastern Orthodox Church - Exaltation of the Cross, which commemorates the discovery of the (allegedly) original Christian cross in 326 by Helena, mother of Constantine, as well as the recovery from the Persians by Heraclius in 628.
• Formerly, in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following 14 September were observed as one of the four sets of Ember days. In the Irish calendar they were known as Quarter tense.
• Roman Catholic Church - Triumph of the Cross (compare May 3, Finding of the Holy Cross).
• In ancient Greece, the first day of the Eleusinian Mysteries, during which the sacred objects were brought from Eleusis to Athens.

Famous Birthdays:

• Sam Neill: North Ireland -- Actor (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Piano).
• Jerzy Popieluszko
• Jean-Louis Papin
• Jon ''Bowzer'' Bauman: American singer (Sha Na Na).
• Jean-François Colonna: French researcher in applied mathematics at l'Ecole Polytechnique located in Palaiseau near Paris.

• Joan Thirkettle: Journalist.
• Jon Bauman: American singer and actor (Sha Na Na).
• Edith Martinet: French newsmaker, who campaigned with the help of lawyer Jean-Marie Rouart for the release of Bruno Joushomme, sentenced in 1998 to life imprisonment for murder.
• Wolfgang Schwartz: Austria -- Figure skater (1968 Olympics - Gold Medalist).
• Jon "Bowser" Bauman in Queens: New York, USA; singer (Sha Na Na).

Facts:

• 61st US Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61)
• 67th US Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Frank A Parker (46 26 61 60 63)