September 7
Appearance
September 7is the 250th day of the year (251st inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 115 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 70– ARomanarmy underTitusoccupies and plundersJerusalem.
- 878– KingLouis II of Franceis crowned byPope John VIII.
- 1159–Pope Alexander IIis chosen.
- 1191–Third Crusade:Battle of Asruf-Richard I of EnglanddefeatsSaladinat Asruf.
- 1228–Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperorlands at Acre,Palestine,starting theSixth Crusade.
- 1533– Future-QueenElizabeth I of Englandis born, as the daughter ofAnne BoleynandHenry VIII of England,who had expected amaleheir to the throne.
- 1571–Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolkis arrested for his role in the Ridolf plot to assassinateElizabeth I of Englandand replace her on the throne withMary, Queen of Scots.
- 1706– War of the Spanish Succession:SiegeofTurinends, leading to a French withdrawal fromItaly.
- 1764–ElectionofStanislaw August Poniatowskias the last ruler of thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 1776– World's firstsubmarineattack. TheAmericansubmarineTurtletried to put atime bombon the hull ofBritishAdmiralRichard Howe's flagshipEagleinNew York Harbor.
- 1778–American Revolutionary War:FranceinvadesDominicain the BritishWest Indies,before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war, on theUS' side.
- 1812–Napoleonic Wars:Napoleondefeated theRussianarmyofAlexander Inear the village ofBorodino.
- 1818–Carl IIIofSweden-Norwaybecame king ofNorway,inTrondheim.
- 1822–BrazilbecomesindependentfromPortugal.
- 1837– French explorerJules Dumont D'Urvillestarts his expedition toAntarctica.
- 1853– German explorerHeinrich BarthentersTimbuktu.
- 1860– Unification ofItaly:Giuseppe GaribaldientersNaples.
- 1864–American Civil War:Atlanta, Georgiais evacuated on orders of Union GeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman.
- 1876– In Northfield,Minnesota,Jesse Jamesand the James Younger-Gangattempt to rob thetown's bank, but are driven off by armed citizens.
- 1895– The first game of what later becomesrugby leaguefootball is played inEngland.
1901 – 1950[change|change source]
- 1901– TheBoxer RebellioninChinaends with the signing of thePeking Protocol.
- 1906–Alberto Santos-Dumontflies his 14-bisaircraftat Bagatelle,Francesuccessfully.
- 1907– The Cunard Line'sRMSLusitaniasets sail on her first voyage fromLiverpoolin theUKtoNew York Cityin theUS.
- 1909–Eugène Lefebvrecrashes a new French-built Wrightbiplaneduring a test flight at Juvisy, south ofParis,and dies as a result. He becomes the first 'pilot' in theworldto lose hislifein a powered heavier-than-air flight.
- 1911–FrenchpoetGuillaume Apollinaireis arrested and put injail.It was believed that he took theMona Lisafrom theLouvremuseum.He is later found to be innocent.
- 1921– InAtlantic City,New Jersey,the firstMiss Americabeautypageant is held.
- 1922– InAydin,Turkey,independence fromGreekoccupation is declared.
- 1922– TheBankofLatviais founded.
- 1927– The first fully electronictelevisionsystem is achieved byPhilo T. Farnsworth.
- 1929–Finnishpassenger steamerKurusinks, killing 136 people.
- 1932–Chaco WarbetweenParaguayandBolivia:Start of theBattle of Boquerón.
- 1936– The last-surviving member of thethylacinespecies dies in theHobart Zoo,Hobart,Tasmania.
- 1940–World War II:The Blitz–Nazi Germanybegins tobombLondon.This will be the first of 57 nights of bombing.
- 1940–Treaty of Craiova:Romanialoses Southern Dobrudja toBulgaria.
- 1942–World War II:Australianand American forces inflict a significant defeat onJapanat theBattle of Milne Bay.
- 1943– Afireat the Gulf Hotel inHouston, Texaskills 55 people.
- 1945–World War II:Japaneseforces onWake Island,which they had held since1941,surrender toUSMarines.
- 1949– The GermanBundestag,parliament ofWest Germanyand later the whole ofGermany,meets for the first time. So does theBundesrat,whose leaderKarl Arnoldis the first acting President of the Federal Republic.
1951 – 2000[change|change source]
- 1953–Nikita Khrushchevbecomes head of theSovietCentral Committee.
- 1953–Mohammed Daoud KhanbecomesPremierofAfghanistan.
- 1955–FloodsinIndiamake around 45 million people homeless. It is not known how many people died.
- 1963– ThePro Football Hall of Fameopens inCanton, Ohio.
- 1965–Vietnam War:In a follow-up to August'sOperation Starlight,United States MarinesandSouth Vietnameseforces initiateOperation Pirahnaon theBatangan Peninsula.
- 1970– An anti-warrally is held atValley Forge, Pennsylvania,attended byJohn Kerry,Jane FondaandDonald Sutherland.
- 1977– TheTorrijos-Carter TreatiesbetweenPanamaand theUnited Stateson the status of thePanama Canalare signed. The US agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the20th century.
- 1978– While walking acrossWaterloo BridgeinLondon,BulgariandissidentGeorgi Markovis targeted by Bulgarian secretpoliceagent Francesco Giullino by means of aricinpellet fired from a specially-designedumbrella.He dies as a result of the attack four days later.
- 1979– The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut.
- 1986–Desmond Tutubecomes the first black to lead theAnglican ChurchinSouth Africa.
- 1986–ChileanleaderAugusto Pinochetescapes an assassination attempt.
- 1987– East German leaderErich HoneckervisitsWest Germany.
- 1996– InLas Vegas, Nevada,actorandrapperTupac Shakuris shot several times after attending aboxingmatch.
- 1998–Google Inc.is founded.
- 1999– A majorearthquakeclose toAthens, Greeceresults to the collapse of few buildings in the area. About 150 people are killed.
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2004– TheSerbiangovernmentbacks a decision byLjiljana Colicto require the teaching of bothcreationismandevolutioninschools.
- 2004–HurricaneIvan hitsGrenada,killing 39 people.
- 2005–Egyptholds its first multi-partyelection.
- 2008– The USGovernmenttakes over the mortgage financial companiesFannie MaeandFreddie Mac.
- 2011– A plane carrying theRussianLokomotiv Yaroslavlice hockeyteam crashes shortly after take-off, killing 43 of the 45 people on board, with one,Alexander Galimov,dying five days later. Some ofEurope's leadingice hockeyplayers are among those killed in the crash, as only the flight engineer, Alexander Sizov, survives.
- 2012– Severalearthquakesstrike southernChina,with at least 80 people being killed.
- 2012–Canadabreaks offdiplomaticrelations withIranover its stance on the political crisis inSyria.
- 2013– TheLiberal Party of Australia-led coaltion, under leadership ofTony Abbott,defeatsKevin Rudd'sAustralian Labor PartyinAustralia's general election.
- 2013–Tokyowins the right to host the2020 Summer Olympics.
- 2017– The2017 Chiapas earthquakestrikes inMexico.
- 2019–Bianca Andreescubecomes the firsttennisplayer born in the 2000s to win a Grand Slam singles title, winning the Women's Final at the US Open againstSerena Williams.
Births[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 786–Emperor SagaofJapan(d.842)
- 1388–Gian Maria Visconti,DukeofMilan(d.1412)
- 1438–Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse(d.1471)
- 1492–Jacob Acontius,Italianhumanist,philosopher,jurist and engineer (d.1567)
- 1524–Thomas Erastus,Swissphysicianandtheologian(d.1583)
- 1533–Elizabeth I,Queen of England(d.1603)
- 1641–Tokugawa Ietsuna,Japaneseshogun(d.1680)
- 1674–Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany(d.1728)
- 1683–Mary Anne of Austria,Queen ofPortugal(d.1754)
- 1694–Johan Ludvig,Danish politician (d.1763)
- 1707–Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,Frenchnaturalist,biologistandwriter(d.1788)
- 1726–François-André Danican Philidor,Frenchchessplayer and composer (d.1795)
- 1731–Elisabetta de Gambarini,English composer, singer, organist andharpsichordist(d.1765)
- 1740–Johan Tobias Sergel,Swedishsculptor(d.1814)
- 1795–John Polidori,English writer (d.1821)
- 1807–Henry Sewell,1stPrime Minister of New Zealand(d.1879)
- 1810–Hermann Heinrich Gossen,Prussianeconomist(d.1858)
- 1813–Emil Korytko,Polish politicalactivistand translator (d.1839)
- 1815–John McDouall Stuart,Scottish-Australian explorer (d.1866)
- 1815–Howell Cobb,American politician,GovernorofGeorgia(d.1868)
- 1817–Louise of Hesse-Kassel(d.1898)
- 1818–Thomas Talbot,31stGovernor of Massachusetts(d.1886)
- 1819–Thomas A. Hendricks,21stVice President of the United Statesand 16thGovernorofIndiana(d.1885)
- 1829–Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz,Germanchemistand naturalist (d.1896)
- 1831–Alexandre Falguiere,French sculptor and painter (d.1900)
- 1836–Henry Campbell-Bannerman,ScottishPrime Minister of the United Kingdom(d.1908)
- 1842–Johannes Zukertort,Germanchessplayer (d.1888)
- 1859–Juan Campisteguy,PresidentofUruguay(d.1937)
- 1860–Grandma Moses,Americanpainter(d.1961)
- 1866–Tristan Bernard,Frenchplaywrightandnovelist(d.1947)
- 1867–J. P. Morgan,Americanbanker(d.1943)
- 1869–Ben Viljoen,South African general (d.1917)
- 1870–Aleksandr Kuprin,Russian writer andadventurer(d.1938)
- 1870–Thomas Curtis,American athlete (d.1964)
- 1876–Francesco Buhagiar,2ndPrime MinisterofMalta(d.1934)
- 1876–C. J. Dennis,Australianpoet(d.1938)
- 1885–Elinor Wylie,Americanpoetandnovelist(d.1928)
- 1887–Edith Sitwell,Englishpoetand critic (d.1964)
- 1894–Vic Richardson,Australiancricketer,footballerand sportscaster (d.1969)
- 1894–Gala Dali,wife ofSalvador Dalí(d.1982)
- 1895–Jacques Vaché,French writer (d.1919)
- 1898–Mamie Rearden,Americansupercentenarian(d.2013)
- 1900–Taylor Caldwell,Americannovelist(d.1985)
- 1900–Giuseppe Zangara,Italian attempted-assassin ofFranklin D. Roosevelt(d.1945)
1901 – 1950[change|change source]
- 1908–Michael E. DeBakey,Americanheartsurgeon(d.2008)
- 1908–Max Kaminsky,Americantrumpeterandbandleader(d.1994)
- 1909–Elia Kazan,Greek-born Americanmovieandtheatredirector(d.2003)
- 1911–Todor Zhivkov,BulgarianCommunistpolitical leader (d.1998)
- 1912–Henry Packard,Americanbusinessman(d.1996)
- 1913–Anthony Quayle,British actor and director (d.1989)
- 1914–James Van Allen,Americanscientist(d.2006)
- 1915–Kiyoshi Ito,Japanesemathematician(d.2008)
- 1917–John Cornforth,Australianchemist(d.2013)
- 1918–Jorge Illueca,38thPresidentofPanama(d.2012)
- 1921–Peter A. Peyser,American politician (d.2014)
- 1923–Louise Suggs,Americangolfer(d.2015)
- 1923–Peter Lawford,British-American actor (d.1984)
- 1924–Daniel Inouye,HawaiianUnited StatesSenator(d.2012)
- 1925–Laura Ashley,Welshdesigner(d.1985)
- 1925–Allan Blakeney,Canadian politician (d.2011)
- 1926–Erich Juskowiak,Germanfootballer(d.1983)
- 1926–Don Messick,American voice actor (d.1997)
- 1926–Ronnie Gilbert,American folk singer, songwriter, actress and activist (d.2014)
- 1926–Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.,American film producer (d.2015)
- 1926–Patrick Jenkin,English politician
- 1927–Eric Hill,Englishwriterand illustrator (d.2014)
- 1929–Bobby Johnstone,Scottishfootballer(d.2001)
- 1930–Sonny Rollins,Americanjazzmusician
- 1930–Baudouin I,KingofBelgium(d.1993)
- 1931–Charles Camilleri,Maltesecomposer(d.2009)
- 1931–Bruce Reynolds,British train robber (d.2013)
- 1934–Sunil Gangopadhyay,Indian writer and poet (d.2012)
- 1934–Omar Karami,formerPrime MinisterofLebanon(d.2015)
- 1935–Alan Steel,Italian bodybuilder and actor (d.2015)
- 1935–Abdou Diouf,2ndPresidentofSenegal
- 1935–Pedro Manfredini,Argentinefootballer
- 1936–Buddy Holly,Americansinger(d.1959)
- 1937–Oleg Lobov,Russianpolitician
- 1937–Olly Wilson,American pianist, bassist and composer
- 1939–Stanislav Petrov,Soviet-Russian lieutenant colonel (d.2017)
- 1940–Abdurrahman Wahid,4thPresident of Indonesia(d.2009)
- 1940–Dario Argento,Italianmovie directorandscreenwriter
- 1944–Bora Milutinovic,Serbianfootballerandcoach
- 1945–Jacques Lemaire,Canadianice hockeyplayer and coach
- 1946–Francisco Varela,Chileanbiologist andphilosopher(d.2001)
- 1949–Barry Siegel,Americanjournalist
- 1949–Gloria Gaynor,Americansinger
- 1950–Julie Kavner,Americanvoice actress
1951 – 1975[change|change source]
- 1951–Chrissie Hynde,Americanguitaristand singer
- 1952–Des Bremner,Scottishfootballer
- 1954–Michael Emerson,American actor
- 1954–Corbin Bernsen,American actor
- 1955–Efim Zelmanov,Russianmathematician
- 1956–Diane Warren,American composer
- 1957–Jermaine Stewart,American singer (Culture Club) (d.1997)
- 1957–Alok Sharma,Indian-English politician
- 1958–Goran Hadzic,Serbian politician (d.2016)
- 1959–Alfred Gislason,Icelandichandballcoach
- 1959–Ray Stewart,Scottishfootballer
- 1960–Brad Houser,American bassguitarist,baritonesaxophoneand bassclarinetplayer
- 1960–Phillip Rhee,American actor, martial artist, director and producer
- 1961–Jean-Yves Thibaudet,Frenchpianist
- 1962–Jennifer Egan,American writer
- 1962–Hasan Vezir,Turkish footballer and manager
- 1963–Eazy-E,American rapper (d.1995)
- 1964–Andy Hug,Swiss martial artist and kickboxer (d.2000)
- 1965–Darko Pancev,Macedonianfootballer
- 1965–Andreas Thom,German footballer
- 1968–Marcel Desailly,Frenchfootballer
- 1969–Diane Farr,American actress
- 1969–Angie Everhart,American actress
- 1972–Slug,American rapper
- 1972– Simon Nash, English voice actor
- 1973–Shannon Elizabeth,Americanactressandpokerplayer
- 1974–Mario Frick,Liechtensteinfootballer
- 1974–Stéphane Henchoz,Swiss footballer
- 1975–Norifumi Abe,Japanesemotorcycleracer (d.2007)
- 1975–Harold Wallace,Costa Ricanfootballer
From 1976[change|change source]
- 1978–Erwin Koen,Dutchfootballer
- 1980–Javad Nekounam,Iranian footballer
- 1980–Emre Belozoglu,Turkish footballer
- 1980–Gabriel Milito,Argentine footballer
- 1981–Natalie McGarry,Scottish politician
- 1983–Piri Weepu,New Zealandrugbyplayer
- 1983–Mehmet Topuz,Turkish footballer
- 1984–Ben Hollingsworth,Canadian actor
- 1984–Farveez Maharoof,Sri Lankancricketer
- 1984–Vera Zvonareva,Russiantennisplayer
- 1985–Rafinha,Brazilianfootballer
- 1987–Evan Rachel Wood,American actress
- 1987–Robert Snodgrass,Scottishfootballer
- 1988–Kevin Love,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1990–Tanja Kolbe,German ice dancer
- 1990–Alex Harvey,Canadian cross-countryskier
- 1991–Jennifer Veal,English actress and comedienne
- 1991–Amar Garibovic,Serbianskier (d.2010)
- 1992–Kristina Vaculik,Canadiangymnast
- 1994–Elinor Barker,Welsh cyclist
- 1994–Kento Yamazaki,Japanese actor and model
- 1995–Sahaj Grover,Indianchessplayer
- 1999–Michelle Creber,Canadianactress,singer,anddancer
- 1999–Cameron Ocasio,American actor
Deaths[change|change source]
Up to 1900[change|change source]
- 251–Sima Yi,Chinese strategist, general and politician
- 355–Claudius Silvanus,Roman usurper
- 1134– KingAlfonso I of Aragon
- 1151–Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou(b.1113)
- 1312–Ferdinand IV of Castile(b.1285)
- 1464–Frederick II, Elector of Saxony(b.1412)
- 1496– KingFerdinand II of Naples(b.1469)
- 1539–Guru Nanak Dev,Indianreligiousleader, founder ofSikhism(b.1469)
- 1548–Catherine Parr,sixth wife ofHenry VIII of England
- 1552–Guru Angad Dev,2ndSikhGuru(b.1504)
- 1573–Joanna of Austria,Regent ofSpain(b.1535)
- 1632– EmperorSusenyosofEthiopia(b.1572)
- 1644–Guido Bentivoglio,Italianstatesman(b.1579)
- 1657–Arvid Wittenberg,Swedishcount,field marshal and privy councillor (b.1606)
- 1685–William Carpenter,English-American settler, co-founder ofRhode Island(b.1605)
- 1708– EmperorTekle Haymanot IofEthiopia(b.1706)
- 1731–Eudoxia Lopukhina,Russian wife ofPeter the Great(b.1669)
- 1741–Blas de Lezo,Spanishadmiral(b.1689)
- 1783–Leonhard Euler,Swissmathematicianandphysicist(b.1707)
- 1799–Louis Guillaume Lemonnier,Frenchbotanist(b.1717)
- 1809–Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke,KingofThailand(b.1737)
- 1809–Caroline Schelling,German writer and translator (b.1763)
- 1833–Hannah More,Englishpoet,playwrightand philanthropist (b.1745)
- 1871–Kimenzan Tanigoro,Japanesesumowrestler (b.1826)
- 1881–Sidney Lanier,Americanpoetand academic (b.1842)
- 1891–Lorenzo Sawyer,American lawyer and judge (b.1820)
- 1892–John Greenleaf Whittier,Americanpoet(b.1807)
- 1893–Hamilton Fish,United States Secretary of State(b.1808)
1901 – 1950[change|change source]
- 1902–Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau,Spanishwriteranddiplomat(b.1842)
- 1909–Eugene Lefebvre,Frenchaviator(b.1878)
- 1910–William Holman Hunt,English painter (b.1827)
- 1920–Simon Napoleon Parent,12thPremierofQuebec(b.1855)
- 1951–Maria Montez,Dominicanactress (b.1912)
- 1953–Nobuyuki Abe,Prime Minister of Japan(b.1875)
- 1956–C. B. Fry,Englishcricketer,politicianand academic (b.1872)
- 1959–Maurice Duplessis,Quebec politician (b.1890)
- 1960–Wilhelm Pieck,East German politician (b.1876)
- 1961–Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy,Dutchlawyer,jurist andpolitician(b.1885)
- 1962–Eiji Yoshikawa,Japanesenovelist(b.1892)
- 1962–Kirsten Flagstad,Norwegian singer (b.1895)
- 1962–Karen Blixen,Danishwriter(b.1885)
- 1969–Everett Dirksen,American politician (b.1896)
- 1978–Keith Moon,Englishdrummer(The Who) (b.1946)
- 1989–Mikhail Goldstein,Soviet violinist and composer (b.1917)
- 1994–Dennis Morgan,American actor (b.1908)
- 1994–Terence Young,American director and screenwriter (b.1915)
- 1998–Mobutu Sese Seko,leaderofZaire(b.1930)
From 2001[change|change source]
- 2001–Spede Pasanen,Finnishtelevisionpersonality (b.1930)
- 2002–Erma Franklin,American singer (b.1938)
- 2004–Bob Boyd,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1925)
- 2007–John Compton,Prime MinisterofSaint Lucia(b.1925)
- 2010–Amar Garibovic,Serbian skier (b.1991)
- 2011– Victims of theLokomotiv Yaroslavlplane crash, including:
- Pavol Demitra,Slovakianice hockeyplayer (b.1974)
- Stefan Liv,Polish-born Swedishice hockeyplayer (b.1980)
- Karel Rachunek,Czechice hockeyplayer (b.1979)
- Ruslan Salei,Belarusianice hockeyplayer (b.1974)
- Karlis Skrastins,Latvianice hockeyplayer (b.1974)
- Jan Marek,Czechice hockeyplayer (b.1979)
- Brad McCrimmon,Canadianice hockeyplayer andcoach(b.1959)
- Robert Dietrich,Germanice hockeyplayer (b.1986)
- Sergei Ostapchuk,Belarusianice hockeyplayer (b.1990)
- Alexander Karpovtsev,Russianice hockeyplayer and coach (b.1970)
- Josef Vasicek,Czechice hockeyplayer (b.1980)
- Igor Korolev,Russian-Canadianice hockeyplayer (d.1970)
- 2012–Leszek Drogosz,Polish boxer and actor (b.1933)
- 2013–Marek Spilar,Slovakian footballer (b.1975)
- 2014–Kwon Ri-se,South Korean singer (b.1991)
- 2014–Fanny Godin,Belgiansupercentenarian(b.1902)
- 2014–Raul M. Gonzalez,Filipino teacher and politician (b.1930)
- 2014–Don Keefer,American actor (b.1916)
- 2014–Harold Shipp,Canadian businessman (b.1926)
- 2014–Harry Evans,Australian public servant (b.1946)
- 2014–Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,Swedishballetdancer, choreographer and actress (b.1924)
- 2015–Candida Royalle,American pornographic actress (b.1950)
- 2015–Susan Allen,Americanharpist(b.1951)
- 2017–Jeremiah Goodman,American illustrator (b.1922)
- 2017–Kim Ki-duk,South Korean film director and producer (b.1934)
- 2017–Gene Michael,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1938)
- 2018–Samuel Bodman,American politician (b.1938)
- 2018–Mac Miller,American rapper (b.1992)
- 2018–Yang Side,Chinese general (b.1921)
- 2018–Kurt Helmudt,Danish rower (b.1943)
- 2018–Ingemar Mundebo,Swedish politician (b.1930)
- 2018–Szarlota Pawel,Polish comic book artist (b.1947)
- 2019–Robert Axelrod,American actor (b.1949)
- 2019–Roger Boutry,French composer and conductor (b.1932)
- 2019–Al Carmichael,American football player and stuntman (b.1928)
- 2019–Naiyyum Choudhury,Bangladeshi biochemist (b.1946)
- 2019–Peter Nichols,Britishplaywright(b.1927)
- 2019–Charlie Silvera,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1924)
- 2019–John Wesley,American actor (b.1947)
Observances[change|change source]
- National Day ofBrazil
- National Threatened Species Day (Australia)
- Victory Day (Mozambique)