September 7

September 7 in recent years

2024 (Saturday)

2023 (Thursday)

2022 (Wednesday)

2021 (Tuesday)

2020 (Monday)

2019 (Saturday)

2018 (Friday)

2017 (Thursday)

2016 (Wednesday)

2015 (Monday)

September 7is the 250th day of the year (251st inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;115 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• 878–Louis the Stammereris crowned as king ofWest FranciabyPope John VIII.
• 1159– Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is electedPope Alexander III,prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli asAntipopeVictor IVthe same day.
• 1191–Third Crusade:Battle of Arsuf:Richard I of EnglanddefeatsSaladinatArsuf.
• 1228– Holy Roman EmperorFrederick IIlands inAcre, Israel,and starts theSixth Crusade,which results in a peaceful restoration of theKingdom of Jerusalem.
• 1303–Guillaume de NogarettakesPope Boniface VIIIprisoner on behalf ofPhilip IV of France.
• 1571–Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk,is arrested for his role in theRidolfi plotto assassinate QueenElizabeth I of Englandand replace her withMary, Queen of Scots.

1601–1900

• 1620– The town ofKokkola(Swedish:Karleby) is founded by KingGustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
• 1630– The city ofBoston,Massachusetts, is founded in North America.
• 1652– Around 15,000Hanfarmers and militiarebelagainstDutch ruleonTaiwan.
• 1695–Henry Everyperpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal shipGanj-i-Sawai.In response, EmperorAurangzebthreatens to end all English trading in India.
• 1706–War of the Spanish Succession:Siege of Turinends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.
• 1764– Election ofStanisław August Poniatowskias the last ruler of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• 1776– According to American colonial reports,Ezra Leemakes the world's firstsubmarineattack in theTurtle,attempting to attach atime bombto the hull ofHMSEagleinNew York Harbor(no British records of this attack exist).
• 1778–American Revolutionary War:Franceinvades Dominicain theBritish West Indies,before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
• 1812–French invasion of Russia:TheBattle of Borodino,the bloodiest battle of theNapoleonic Wars,is fought near Moscow and results in a French victory.
• 1818–Carl IIIofSweden–Norwayis crowned king of Norway, inTrondheim.
• 1822–Dom Pedro IdeclaresBrazil independentfrom Portugal on the shores of theIpiranga BrookinSão Paulo.
• 1856– TheSaimaa Canalis inaugurated.
• 1857–Mountain Meadows massacre:Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.
• 1860–Unification of Italy:Giuseppe Garibaldienters Naples.
• 1863–American Civil War:Union troops underQuincy A. GillmorecaptureFort WagnerinMorris Islandafter a seven-week siege.
• 1864– American Civil War:Atlantais evacuated on orders ofUnionGeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman.
• 1876– InNorthfield, Minnesota,Jesse Jamesand theJames–Younger Gangattempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.

1901–present

• 1901– TheBoxer RebellioninQing dynasty(modern-dayChina) officially ends with the signing of theBoxer Protocol.
• 1903– TheOttoman Empirelaunches a counter-offensive against theStrandzha Commune,which dissolves.
• 1906–Alberto Santos-Dumontflies his14-bisaircraft atBagatelle,France successfully for the first time.
• 1907–Cunard Line'sRMSLusitaniasets sail on her maiden voyage fromLiverpool,England, to New York City.
• 1909–Eugène Lefebvrecrashes a new French-builtWrightbiplane during a test flight atJuvisy,south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life piloting a powered heavier-than-air craft.
• 1911– French poetGuillaume Apollinaireis arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing theMona Lisafrom theLouvremuseum.
• 1916– US federal employees win the right toWorkers' compensationbyFederal Employers Liability Act(39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
• 1920– Two newly purchasedSavoia flying boatscrash in theSwiss Alpsen route to Finland where they were to serve with theFinnish Air Force,killing both crews.
• 1921– InAtlantic City, New Jersey,the firstMiss America Pageant,a two-day event, is held.
• 1921 – TheLegion of Mary,the largestapostolicorganization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
• 1923– TheInternational Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)is formed.
• 1927– The first fully electronic television system is achieved byPhilo Farnsworth.
• 1929– SteamerKurucapsizes and sinks on LakeNäsijärvinearTamperein Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
• 1932– TheBattle of Boquerón,the first major battle of theChaco War,commences.
• 1936–The last thylacine,a carnivorous marsupial, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
• 1940– Romania returnsSouthern Dobrujato Bulgaria under theTreaty of Craiova.
• 1940 –World War II:The German Luftwaffe beginsthe Blitz,bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
• 1942– World War II:Japanese marinesare forced to withdraw during theBattle of Milne Bay.
• 1943– Afire at the Gulf Hotelin Houston kills 55 people.
• 1943 – World War II: TheGerman 17th Armybegins its evacuation of theKuban bridgehead(Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.
• 1945– World War II: Japanese forces onWake Island,which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.
• 1945 – TheBerlin Victory Parade of 1945is held.
• 1953–Nikita Khrushchevis electedfirst secretaryof the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• 1963– ThePro Football Hall of Fameopens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
• 1965– During anIndo-Pakistani War,China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.
• 1965 –Vietnam War:In a follow-up to August'sOperation Starlite,United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiateOperation Piranhaon the Batangan Peninsula.
• 1970–Fightingbegins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
• 1970 –Vietnam Televisionwas established.
• 1977– TheTorrijos–Carter TreatiesbetweenPanamaand the United States on the status of thePanama Canalare signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
• 1977 – The 300-metre-tallCKVR-DTtransmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.
• 1978– While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissidentGeorgi Markovis assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agentFrancesco Gullinoby means of aricinpellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
• 1979– TheChrysler Corporationasks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
• 1984– Anexplosionon board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen.
• 1986–Desmond Tutubecomes the first black man to lead theAnglican Diocese of Cape Town.
• 1986 –ChileandictatorAugusto Pinochetsurvivesan assassination attemptby theFPMR;five of Pinochet's bodyguards are killed.
• 1995–Space ShuttleEndeavouris launched onSTS-69,the second flight of theWake Shield Facility.
• 1997–Maiden flightof theLockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
• 1999– The 6.0 M_w Athens earthquakeaffected the area with a maximumMercalli intensityof IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
• 2005– Egypt holds its first-evermulti-party presidential election.
• 2008– TheUnited States government takes control ofthe two largest mortgage financing companies in the US,Fannie MaeandFreddie Mac.
• 2010–A Chinese fishing trawlercollides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near theSenkaku Islands.
• 2011– TheLokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crashin Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of theLokomotiv YaroslavlKontinental Hockey Leagueteam.
• 2012– Canada officiallycuts diplomatic tieswithIranby closing its embassy inTehranand orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats fromOttawa,over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.
• 2017– The 8.2 M_w 2017 Chiapas earthquakestrikes southernMexico,killing at least 60 people.
• 2019– Ukrainian filmmakerOleg Sentsovand 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange betweenUkraineandRussia.
• 2021–Bitcoinbecomes legal tender inEl Salvador.
• 2021 – TheNational Unity Government of Myanmardeclares apeople'sdefensive waragainst the military junta during theMyanmar civil war.

Births

Pre-1600

• 923–Suzaku,emperor of Japan (d. 952)
• 1395–Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr,English politician (d. 1427)
• 1438–Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse(d. 1471)
• 1448–Henry, Count of Württemberg-Montbéliard (1473–1482) (d. 1519)
• 1500–Sebastian Newdigate,Carthusian monk and martyr (d. 1535)
• 1524–Thomas Erastus,Swiss physician and theologian (d. 1583)
• 1533–Elizabeth I of England(d. 1603)

1601–1900

• 1629–Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet,Irish nobleman (d. 1665)
• 1635–Paul I, Prince Esterházy,Hungarian prince (d. 1713)
• 1641–Tokugawa Ietsuna,Japanese shōgun (d. 1680)
• 1650–Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona(d. 1725)
• 1683–Maria Anna of Austria(d. 1754)
• 1694–Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg,Danish Minister of State(d. 1763)
• 1705–Matthäus Günther,German painter (d. 1788)
• 1707–Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (d. 1788)
• 1726–François-André Danican Philidor,French chess player and composer (d. 1795)
• 1740–Johan Tobias Sergel,Swedish sculptor and illustrator (d. 1814)
• 1777–Heinrich Stölzel,German horn player and composer (d. 1844)
• 1791–Giuseppe Gioachino Belli,Italian poet and author (d. 1863)
• 1795–John William Polidori,English physician and author (d. 1821)
• 1801–Sarel Cilliers,South African preacher and activist (d. 1871)
• 1803–William Knibb,English Baptist minister and Jamaican missionary (d. 1845)
• 1807–Henry Sewell,English lawyer and politician, 1stPrime Minister of New Zealand(d. 1879)
• 1810–Hermann Heinrich Gossen,Prussian economist and academic (d. 1858)
• 1813–Emil Korytko,Polish activist and translator (d. 1839)
• 1815–John McDouall Stuart,Scottish explorer and surveyor (d. 1866)
• 1818–Thomas Talbot,American businessman and politician, 31stGovernor of Massachusetts(d. 1886)
• 1819–Thomas A. Hendricks,American lawyer and politician, 21stVice President of the United States(d. 1885)
• 1829–August Kekulé,German chemist and academic (d. 1896)
• 1831–Alexandre Falguière,French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
• 1836–Henry Campbell-Bannerman,Scottish merchant and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d. 1908)
• 1836 –August Toepler,German physicist and academic (d. 1912)
• 1842–Johannes Zukertort,Polish-English chess player, linguist, and journalist (d. 1888)
• 1851–Edward Asahel Birge,American zoologist and academic (d. 1950)
• 1855–William Friese-Greene,English photographer, director, and cinematographer (d. 1921)
• 1860–Grandma Moses,American painter (d. 1961)
• 1862–Edgar Speyer,American-English financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)
• 1866–Tristan Bernard,French author and playwright (d. 1947)
• 1867–Albert Bassermann,German-Swiss actor (d. 1952)
• 1867 –J. P. Morgan Jr.,American banker and philanthropist (d. 1943)
• 1869–Ben Viljoen,South African general (d. 1917)
• 1870–Aleksandr Kuprin,Russian pilot, explorer, and author (d. 1938)
• 1871–George Hirst,English cricketer and coach (d. 1954)
• 1874–Samuel Rocke,Australian politician who served as anindependentmember of theLegislative AssemblyofWestern Australia(d. 1963)
• 1875–Edward Francis Hutton,American businessman and financier, co-foundedE. F. Hutton & Co.(d. 1962)
• 1876–Francesco Buhagiar,Maltese politician, 2ndPrime Minister of Malta(d. 1934)
• 1876 –C. J. Dennis,Australian poet and author (d. 1938)
• 1883–Theophrastos Sakellaridis,Greek composer and conductor (d. 1950)
• 1885–Elinor Wylie,American author and poet (d. 1928)
• 1887–Edith Sitwell,English poet and critic (d. 1964)
• 1892–Eric Harrison,Australian soldier and politician, 27thAustralian Minister for Defence(d. 1974)
• 1892 –Oscar O'Brien,Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (d. 1958)
• 1893–Leslie Hore-Belisha,English politician,Secretary of State for War(d. 1957)
• 1894–Vic Richardson,Australian cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster (d. 1969)
• 1894 –George Waggner,American actor, director, and producer (d. 1984)
• 1895–Jacques Vaché,French author and poet (d. 1919)
• 1897–Al Sherman,Tin Pan Alley era songwriter (d. 1973)
• 1900–Taylor Caldwell,English-American author (d. 1985)
• 1900 –Giuseppe Zangara,Italian-American assassin ofAnton Cermak(d. 1933)

1901–present

• 1903–Margaret Landon,American missionary and author (d. 1993)
• 1903 –Dorothy Marie Donnelly,American poet and author (d. 1994)
• 1904–C. B. Colby,American author (d. 1977)
• 1907–Ahmed Adnan Saygun,Turkish composer and musicologist (d. 1991)
• 1908–Paul Brown,American football player and coach (d. 1991)
• 1908 –Michael E. DeBakey,American surgeon and educator (d. 2008)
• 1908 –Max Kaminsky,American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994)
• 1909–Elia Kazan,Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 1911–Todor Zhivkov,Bulgarian police officer and politician,Head of State of Bulgaria(d. 1998)
• 1912–David Packard,American engineer and businessman, co-foundedHewlett-Packard(d. 1996)
• 1913–Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield,English soldier and courtier (d. 1999)
• 1913 –Anthony Quayle,English actor (d. 1989)
• 1914–Lída Baarová,Czech-Austrian actress (d. 2000)
• 1914 –Graeme Bell,Australian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
• 1914 –James Van Allen,American physicist and philosopher (d. 2006)
• 1915–Pedro Reginaldo Lira,Argentine bishop (d. 2012)
• 1915 –Kiyosi Itô,Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 2008)
• 1917–Leonard Cheshire,English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (d. 1992)
• 1917 –John Cornforth,Australian-English chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2013)
• 1917 –Jacob Lawrence,American painter and educator (d. 2000)
• 1918–Harold Amos,American microbiologist and academic (d. 2003)
• 1919–Briek Schotte,Belgian cyclist and coach (d. 2004)
• 1920–Harri Webb,Welsh journalist and poet (d. 1994)
• 1921–Peter A. Peyser,American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
• 1922–Lucien Jarraud,French-Canadian journalist and radio host (d. 2007)
• 1923–Nancy Keesing,Australian author and poet (d. 1993)
• 1923 –Peter Lawford,English-American actor (d. 1984)
• 1923 –Louise Suggs,American golfer, co-foundedLPGA(d. 2015)
• 1924–Daniel Inouye,American captain and politician,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 2012)
• 1924 –Leonard Rosenman,American composer and conductor (d. 2008)
• 1925–Laura Ashley,Welsh-English fashion designer, foundedLaura Ashley plc(d. 1985)
• 1925 –Allan Blakeney,Canadian lawyer and politician, 10thPremier of Saskatchewan(d. 2011)
• 1925 –Bhanumathi Ramakrishna,Indian actress, singer, director, and producer (d. 2005)
• 1926–Samuel Goldwyn Jr.,American director and producer (d. 2015)
• 1926 –Donald J. Irwin,American lawyer and politician, 32ndMayor of Norwalk(d. 2013)
• 1926 –Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding,English lawyer and politician,Secretary of State for the Environment(d. 2016)
• 1926 –Erich Juskowiak,German footballer (d. 1983)
• 1926 –Don Messick,American voice actor (d. 1997)
• 1926 –Ed Warren,American paranormal investigator and author (d. 2006)
• 1927–Eric Hill,English-American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
• 1927 –Claire L'Heureux-Dubé,Canadian lawyer and jurist
• 1928–Kathleen Gorham,Australian ballerina (d. 1983)
• 1928 –Al McGuire,American basketball player, coach, and commentator (d. 2001)
• 1929–Clyde Lovellette,American basketball player (d. 2016)
• 1930–Baudouin of Belgium(d. 1993)
• 1930 –Sonny Rollins,American saxophonist and composer
• 1930 –S. Sivanayagam,Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2010)
• 1930 –Yuan Longping,Academician of theChinese Academy of Engineeringand an expert inhybrid rice(d.2021)
• 1931–Charles Camilleri,Maltese composer and conductor (d. 2009)
• 1932–Malcolm Bradbury,English author and academic (d. 2000)
• 1932 –John Paul Getty Jr.,American-English philanthropist and book collector (d. 2003)
• 1934–Mary Bauermeister,German painter and illustrator (d. 2023)
• 1934 –Waldo de los Ríos,Argentine composer and conductor (d. 1977)
• 1934 –Sunil Gangopadhyay,Indian author and poet (d. 2012)
• 1934 –Omar Karami,Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58thPrime Minister of Lebanon(d. 2015)
• 1934 –Little Milton,American singer and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 1935–Abdou Diouf,Senegalese lawyer and politician, 2ndPresident of Senegal
• 1935 –Dick O'Neal,American basketball player and dentist (d. 2013)
• 1936–Brian Hart,English race car driver and engineer, foundedBrian Hart Ltd.(d. 2014)
• 1936 –Buddy Holly,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
• 1936 –Apostolos Kaklamanis,Greek lawyer and politician,Greek Minister of Justice
• 1937–John Phillip Law,American actor (d. 2008)
• 1937 –Oleg Lobov,Russian politician,Premier of the Russian SFSR(d. 2018)
• 1939–Latimore,American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1939 –Peter Gill,Welsh actor, director, and playwright
• 1940–Dario Argento,Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1940 –Abdurrahman Wahid,Indonesian journalist and politician, 4thPresident of Indonesia(d. 2009)
• 1942–Billy Best,Scottish footballer
• 1942 –Alan Oakes,English footballer and manager
• 1942 –Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath,English businessman and politician
• 1942 –Jonathan H. Turner,American sociologist
• 1943–Gloria Gaynor,American singer-songwriter
• 1943 –Beverley McLachlin,Canadian lawyer and jurist, 17thChief Justice of Canada
• 1944–Forrest Blue,American football player (d. 2011)
• 1944 –Bertel Haarder,Danish lawyer and politician,Education Minister of Denmark
• 1944 –Peter Larter,English rugby player
• 1944 –Earl Manigault,American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
• 1944 –Bora Milutinović,Serbian footballer and manager
• 1944–Houshang Moradi Kermani,Iranian author
• 1945–Jacques Lemaire,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 –Vic Pollard,English-New Zealand rugby player and footballer
• 1945 –Curtis Price,American musicologist and academic
• 1945 –Peter Storey,English footballer
• 1946–Willie Crawford,American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1946 –Joe Klein,American journalist and author
• 1946 –Suzyn Waldman,American sportscaster
• 1947–Sergio Della Pergola,Israeli demographer and statistician
• 1948–Susan Blakely,American actress
• 1949–Dianne Hayter,German-English politician
• 1949 –Barry Siegel,American journalist and academic
• 1950–David Cannadine,English historian and author
• 1950 –Johann Friedrich,German-Australian engineer (d. 1991)
• 1950 –Julie Kavner,American actress
• 1950 –Peggy Noonan,American author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit
• 1951–Chrissie Hynde,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1951 –Morris Albert,Brazilian singer-songwriter
• 1951 –Mark Isham,American trumpet player and composer
• 1951 –Mark McCumber,American golfer
• 1951 –Mammootty,Indian actor and producer
• 1952–Ricardo Tormo,Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 1998)
• 1953 –Marc Hunter,New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
• 1953 –Benmont Tench,American keyboardist and songwriter
• 1954–Corbin Bernsen,American actor
• 1954 –Michael Emerson,American actor
• 1954 –Kerrie Holley,American software architect and academic
• 1955–Mira Furlan,Croatian-American actress (d. 2021)
• 1956–Michael Feinstein,American singer and pianist
• 1956 –Byron Stevenson,Welsh footballer (d. 2007)
• 1956 –Diane Warren,American songwriter
• 1957–Jermaine Stewart,American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1997)
• 1960–Brad Houser,American bass player (d. 2023)
• 1960 –Ersin Tatar,Turkish Cypriot politician
• 1961–LeRoi Moore,American saxophonist and songwriter (d. 2008)
• 1961 –Jean-Yves Thibaudet,French pianist
• 1962–Jennifer Egan,American novelist and short story writer
• 1962 –George South,American wrestler
• 1962 –Hasan Vezir,Turkish footballer and manager
• 1963–W. Earl Brown,American actor
• 1964–Eazy-E,American rapper and producer (d. 1995)
• 1965–Angela Gheorghiu,Romanian soprano
• 1965 –Darko Pančev,Macedonian footballer
• 1965 –Uta Pippig,German runner
• 1965 –Tomáš Skuhravý,Czech footballer
• 1965 –Andreas Thom,German footballer and manager
• 1966–Vladimir Andreyev,Russian race walker
• 1966 –Lutz Heilmann,German politician
• 1966 –Toby Jones,English actor
• 1966 –Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann,German speed skater
• 1966 –Andrew Voss,Australian sportscaster and author
• 1967–Leslie Jones,American comedian and actress
• 1967 –Alok Sharma,Indian-English accountant and politician
• 1968–Marcel Desailly,Ghanaian-French footballer
• 1968 –Gennadi Krasnitski,Russian figure skater and coach
• 1969–Darren Bragg,American baseball player and coach
• 1969 –Angie Everhart,American actress and model
• 1969 –Diane Farr,American actress
• 1969 –Rudy Galindo,American figure skater
• 1970–Monique Gabriela Curnen,American actress
• 1970 –Gino Odjick,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2023)
• 1970 –Tom Everett Scott,American actor
• 1971–Gene Pritsker,American composer
• 1971 –Shane Mosley,American boxer and trainer
• 1972–Jason Isringhausen,American baseball player and coach
• 1973–Shannon Elizabeth,American model and actress
• 1973 –Alex Kurtzman,American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1974–Mario Frick,Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer
• 1974 –Antonio McDyess,American basketball player
• 1975–Norifumi Abe,Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
• 1975 –Harold Wallace,Costa Rican footballer and manager
• 1976–Wavell Hinds,Jamaican cricketer
• 1976 –Oliver Hudson,American actor
• 1977–Mateen Cleaves,American basketball player
• 1977 –Molly Holly,American wrestler and trainer
• 1977 –Jon Macken,English-Irish footballer
• 1978–Matt Cooke,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 –Erwin Koen,Dutch footballer
• 1978 –Ersin Güreler,Turkish footballer
• 1978 –Devon Sawa,Canadian actor
• 1979–Nathan Hindmarsh,Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
• 1979 –Paul Mara,American ice hockey player
• 1979 –Owen Pallett,Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1979 –Brian Stokes,American baseball player
• 1980–Emre Belözoğlu,Turkish footballer
• 1980 –Sara Carrigan,Australian cyclist
• 1980 –Gabriel Milito,Argentine footballer
• 1980 –Javad Nekounam,Iranian footballer
• 1980 –J. D. Pardo,American actor
• 1980 –Mark Prior,American baseball player
• 1981–Gökhan Zan,Turkish footballer
• 1981 –Vangelis,Mexican wrestler
• 1982–Andre Dirrell,American boxer
• 1982 –George Bailey,Australian cricketer
• 1982 –Emese Szász,Hungarian fencer
• 1983–Philip Deignan,Irish cyclist
• 1983 –Annette Dytrt,German figure skater
• 1983 –Pops Mensah-Bonsu,English-American basketball player
• 1983 –Piri Weepu,New Zealand rugby player
• 1984–Ben Hollingsworth,Canadian actor
• 1984 –Farveez Maharoof,Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1984 –Miranda,Brazilian footballer
• 1984 –Vera Zvonareva,Russian tennis player
• 1984 –Pelin Karahan,Turkish actress
• 1985–Radhika Apte,Indian actress
• 1985 –Wade Davis,American baseball player
• 1985 –Alyssa Diaz,American actress
• 1985 –Adam Eckersley,English footballer
• 1985 –Eric Fehr,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 –Rafinha,Brazilian footballer
• 1986–Charlie Daniels,English footballer
• 1986 –Colin Delaney,American wrestler
• 1987–Tommy Elphick,English footballer
• 1987 –Sammy Moore,English footballer
• 1987 –Danny North,English footballer
• 1987 –Patrick Robinson,American football player
• 1987 –Evan Rachel Wood,American actress and singer
• 1987 –Aleksandra Wozniak,Canadian tennis player
• 1988–Alex Harvey,Canadian skier
• 1988 –Kevin Love,American basketball player
• 1989–Jonathan Majors,American actor
• 1990–Libor Hudáček,Slovakian ice hockey player
• 1990 –Fedor Klimov,Russian figure skater
• 1991–Dale Finucane,Australian rugby league player
• 1991 –Amar Garibović,Serbian skier (d. 2010)
• 1994–Elinor Barker,Welsh track cyclist
• 1994 –Herman Ese'ese,New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 –Tom Opacic,Australian rugby league player
• 1994 –Kento Yamazaki,Japanese actor
• 1996–Donovan Mitchell,American basketball player
• 1997–Dean-Charles Chapman,English actor
• 1999–Laurie Jussaume,Canadian cyclist
• 2006–Ian Chen,American actor

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 251–Sima Yi,Chinese general and politician (b. 179)
• 355–Claudius Silvanus,Roman general
• 859–Emperor Xuānzong of Tang,Chinese emperor (b. 810)
• 934–Meng Zhixiang,Chinese general (b. 874)
• 1134–Alfonso the Battler,Spanish emperor (b. 1073)
• 1151–Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou(b. 1113)
• 1202–William of the White Hands,French cardinal (b. 1135)
• 1251–Viola, Duchess of Opole
• 1303–Gregory Bicskei,archbishop of Esztergom
• 1312–Ferdinand IV of Castile(b. 1285)
• 1354–Andrea Dandolo,doge of Venice (b. 1306)
• 1362–Joan of the Tower(b. 1321)
• 1464–Frederick II, Elector of Saxony(b. 1412)
• 1496–Ferdinand II of Naples(b. 1469)
• 1559–Robert Estienne,English-French printer and scholar (b. 1503)
• 1566–Nikola Šubić Zrinski,Croatian general (b. 1506)
• 1573–Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal(b. 1535)

1601–1900

• 1601–John Shakespeare,father ofWilliam Shakespeare(b. 1529)
• 1619–Melchior Grodziecki,Polish priest and saint (b. 1582)
• 1619 –Marko Krizin,Croatian priest, missionary, and saint (b. 1589)
• 1622–Denis Godefroy,French lawyer and jurist (b. 1549)
• 1626–Edward Villiers,English noble and politician (b. c. 1585)
• 1644–Guido Bentivoglio,Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1579)
• 1655–François Tristan l'Hermite,French author and playwright (b. 1601)
• 1657–Arvid Wittenberg,Swedish field marshal (b. 1606)
• 1685–William Carpenter,English-American settler, co-foundedRhode Island and Providence Plantations(b. 1605)
• 1729–William Burnet,Dutch-American civil servant and politician, 21stGovernor of the Province of New York(b. 1688)
• 1741–Blas de Lezo,Spanish admiral (b. 1689)
• 1798–Peter Frederik Suhm,Danish-Norwegian historian and author (b. 1728)
• 1799–Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier,French botanist and physicist (b. 1717)
• 1809–Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke,Thai king (b. 1737)
• 1833–Hannah More,English poet, playwright, and philanthropist (b. 1745)
• 1840–Jacques MacDonald,French general (b. 1765)
• 1871–Kimenzan Tanigorō,Japanese sumo wrestler, the 13thYokozuna(b. 1826)
• 1871 –Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha,Ottoman politician, 217thGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire(b. 1815)
• 1881–Sidney Lanier,American poet and academic (b. 1842)
• 1891–Lorenzo Sawyer,American lawyer and judge (b. 1820)
• 1892–John Greenleaf Whittier,American poet and activist (b. 1807)
• 1893–Hamilton Fish,American lawyer and politician, 26thUnited States Secretary of State(b. 1808)

1901–present

• 1907–Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu,Romanian philologist, journalist, and playwright (b. 1838)
• 1910–William Holman Hunt,English painter and soldier (b. 1827)
• 1920–Simon-Napoléon Parent,Canadian lawyer and politician, 12thPremier of Quebec(b. 1855)
• 1921–Alfred William Rich,English author and painter (b. 1856)
• 1929–Frederic Weatherly,English lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1848)
• 1933–Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon,English ornithologist and politician,Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs(b. 1862)
• 1939–Kyōka Izumi,Japanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1873)
• 1940–José Félix Estigarribia,Paraguayan soldier and politician,President of Paraguay(b. 1888)
• 1941–Mario García Menocal,Cuban lawyer and politician,President of Cuba(b. 1866)
• 1942–Cecilia Beaux,American painter and academic (b. 1855)
• 1949–José Clemente Orozco,Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1883)
• 1951–Maria Montez,Dominican-French actress (b. 1912)
• 1951 –John French Sloan,American painter and etcher (b. 1871)
• 1954–Bud Fisher,American cartoonist (b. 1885)
• 1956–C. B. Fry,English cricketer, academic, and politician (b. 1872)
• 1959–Maurice Duplessis,Canadian lawyer and politician, 16thPremier of Quebec(b. 1890)
• 1960–Wilhelm Pieck,German carpenter and politician,President of East Germany(b. 1873)
• 1961–Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy,Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, 34thPrime Minister of the Netherlands(b. 1885)
• 1962–Karen Blixen,Danish memoirist and short story writer (b. 1885)
• 1962 –Graham Walker,English motorcycle racer and journalist (b. 1897)
• 1964–Walter A. Brown,American businessman (b. 1905)
• 1969–Everett Dirksen,American lieutenant and politician (b. 1896)
• 1970–Yitzhak Gruenbaum,Polish-Israeli journalist and politician, 1stInternal Affairs Minister of Israel(b. 1879)
• 1971–Spring Byington,American actress (b. 1886)
• 1971 –Ludwig Suthaus,German tenor (b. 1906)
• 1972–Dimitris Poulianos,Greek painter and illustrator (b. 1899)
• 1973–Holling C. Holling,American author and illustrator (b. 1900)
• 1973 –Lev Vladimirsky,Kazakhstani-Russian admiral (b. 1903)
• 1974–S. M. Rasamanickam,Ceylon politician (b. 1913)
• 1978–Cecil Aronowitz,South African-English viola player (b. 1916)
• 1978 –Keith Moon,English drummer (The Who) (b. 1946)
• 1978 –Charles Williams,English composer and conductor (b. 1893)
• 1979–I. A. Richards,English literary critic and rhetorician (b. 1893)
• 1981–Christy Brown,Irish author, poet, and painter (b. 1932)
• 1982–Ken Boyer,American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
• 1983–Tamurbek Dawletschin,Tatar author and prisoner of war (b. 1904)
• 1984–Joe Cronin,American baseball player and manager (b. 1906)
• 1984 –Josyf Slipyj,Ukrainian cardinal (b. 1892)
• 1984 –Don Tallon,Australian cricketer (b. 1916)
• 1985 –Jacoba van Velde,Dutch author (b. 1903)
• 1985–José Zabala-Santos,Filipino cartoonist (b. 1911)
• 1986–Les Bury,English-Australian public servant and politician, 26thAustralian Minister for Foreign Affairs(b. 1913)
• 1988–Sedad Hakkı Eldem,Turkish architect (b. 1908)
• 1989–Mikhail Goldstein,Ukrainian violinist and composer (b. 1917)
• 1990–Earle E. Partridge,American general and pilot (b. 1900)
• 1990 –A. J. P. Taylor,English historian and journalist (b. 1906)
• 1991–Edwin McMillan,American physicist and chemist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1907)
• 1994–Eric Crozier,English director and playwright (b. 1914)
• 1994 –Dennis Morgan,American actor (b. 1908)
• 1994 –Terence Young,Chinese-English director and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 1995–Russell Johnson,American cartoonist (b. 1893)
• 1996–Bibi Besch,Austrian-American actress (b. 1942)
• 1997–Mobutu Sese Seko,Congolese soldier and politician,President of Zaire(b. 1930)
• 2000–Bruce Gyngell,Australian-English broadcaster (b. 1929)
• 2001–Igor Buketoff,American conductor and educator (b. 1915)
• 2001 –Spede Pasanen,Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (b. 1930)
• 2001 –Billie Lou Watt,American actress and voice artist (b. 1924)
• 2002–Uziel Gal,German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed theUzi(b. 1923)
• 2003–Warren Zevon,American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
• 2004–Bob Boyd,American baseball player (b. 1925)
• 2008–Kune Biezeveld,Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1948)
• 2008 –Ilarion Ciobanu,Romanian rugby player and actor (b. 1931)
• 2008 –Don Haskins,American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
• 2008 –Gregory Mcdonald,American author (b. 1937)
• 2008 –Nagi Noda,Japanese director and producer (b. 1973)
• 2010–Amar Garibović,Serbian skier (b. 1991)
• 2010 –William H. Goetzmann,American historian and author (b. 1930)
• 2010 –Barbara Holland,American author (b. 1933)
• 2010 –John Kluge,German-American businessman (b. 1914)
• 2010 –Glenn Shadix,American actor (b. 1952)
• 2011– Victims of the2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash:
  • Pavol Demitra,Slovakian ice hockey player (b. 1974)
  • Alexander Karpovtsev,Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1970)
  • Igor Korolev,Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1970)
  • Stefan Liv,Polish-Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1980)
  • Jan Marek,Czech ice hockey player (b. 1979)
  • Brad McCrimmon,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1959)
  • Karel Rachůnek,Czech ice hockey player (b. 1979)
  • Kārlis Skrastiņš,Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1974)
  • Ruslan Salei,Belarusian ice hockey player (b. 1974)
  • Josef Vašíček,Czech ice hockey player (b. 1980)
• 2012–César Fernández Ardavín,Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1923)
• 2012 –Aleksandr Maksimenkov,Russian footballer and manager (b. 1952)
• 2012 –Daniel Weinreb,American computer scientist and programmer (b. 1959)
• 2013–Albert Allen Bartlett,American physicist and academic (b. 1923)
• 2013 –Romesh Bhandari,Pakistani-Indian politician and diplomat, 13thForeign Secretary of India(b. 1928)
• 2013 –Frank Blevins,English-Australian politician, 7thDeputy Premier of South Australia(b. 1939)
• 2013 –Pete Hoffman,American cartoonist (b. 1919)
• 2013 –Ilja Hurník,Czech playwright and composer (b. 1922)
• 2013 –Fred Katz,American cellist and composer (b. 1919)
• 2014–Kwon Ri-se,South Korean singer (b. 1991)
• 2014 –Jack Cristil,American sportscaster and radio host (b. 1925)
• 2014 –Raul M. Gonzalez,Filipino lawyer and politician, 42ndFilipino Secretary of Justice(b. 1930)
• 2014 –Yoshiko Ōtaka,Chinese-Japanese actress, singer, and politician (b. 1920)
• 2014 –Harold Shipp,Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1926)
• 2015–Dickie Moore,American actor (b. 1925)
• 2015 –Candida Royalle,American porn actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)
• 2015 –Guillermo Rubalcaba,Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1927)
• 2015 –Voula Zouboulaki,Greek actress (b. 1924)
• 2018–Pedro Jirón,Nicaraguan footballer (b. 1939)
• 2018 –Mac Miller,American rapper (b. 1992)
• 2023–Wanda Janicka,Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (b. 1923)
• 2024–Dan Morgenstern,German-American jazz writer and editor (b. 1929)

Holidays and observances

• Air Force Day (Pakistan)
• Christianfeast day:
  • Anastasius the Fuller
  • Clodoald
  • Gratus of Aosta
  • Stephen Pongracz
  • Marko Krizin
  • Regina
  • September 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day(Fiji)
• Independence Day (Brazil),celebrates the independence of Brazil from Portugal in 1822.
• Military Intelligence Day(Ukraine)
• National Threatened Species Day(Australia)
• Victory Day (Mozambique)

External links

• "On This Day".BBC.
• The New York Times:On This Day
• "Historical Events on September 7".OnThisDay.com.