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September 20, 2014

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for September 20, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]

Notable Deaths

Anatoly Berezovoy

2014Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut (born 1942)[†]

Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy was a Soviet and later Russian cosmonaut.

Polly Bergen

2014Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (born 1930)[†]

Polly Bergen was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur.

Takako Doi

2014Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (born 1928)[†]

Takako Doi was a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. She was the first female Lower House Speaker in Japan, the highest position a female politician has ever held in the country's modern history, as well as the country's first female Opposition Leader.

George Sluizer

2014George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)[†]

George Sluizer was a French-born Dutch filmmaker whose credits included features as well as documentary films.

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Headlines from September 20, 2014

A Soaring Debut for Alibaba

By Michael J. de la Merced

The Chinese Internet giant, which raised $21.8 billion in its stock sale, instantly became one of the biggest publicly traded technology companies in the world.

Business983 words

Democrats Pin Senate Hopes on a Kansan

By Jonathan Martin

The Senate race in Kansas has become the most scrutinized contest in the country, with Republicans scrambling to protect the incumbent and Democrats putting their hopes on an independent.

National1420 words

Slamming a Door on Hedge Funds

By Gretchen Morgenson

Critics of public pensions’ investments in hedge funds received a big boost when Calpers said it would divest its $4 billion portfolio of such funds over the next year.

SundayBusiness1075 words