What happened today in history
What happened on September 7
On September 7 history recorded 73 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 127 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 73events
- 160births
- 127deaths
- 16observances
Highlights
Highlights
Pope Alexander III was chosen to succeed of Adrian IV in a disputed election.
Pope Alexander III, born Roland, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181.
Third Crusade: Crusaders under Richard I of England defeated Ayyubid troops under Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf (depicted) in present-day Israel.
The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England, and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. For this reason, the
First English Civil War: Royalist and Parliamentarian forces clashed in the Battle of Babylon Hill, after which both sides claimed victory.
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males in England and Wales served in the military at some point between 1639 and 1653
September 7
On this day
IX century
- 878
878Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
XII century
XIII century
XIV century
XVI century
XVII century
- 1620
1620The town of Kokkola (Swedish: Karleby) is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. - 1625
1625The Treaty of Southampton makes an alliance between England and the Dutch Republic against Spain. - 1652
1652Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan. - 1695
1695Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
XVIII century
- 1706
1706War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy. - 1714
1714The treaty of Baden between the kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire is ratified. - 1736
1736Following the Porteous Riots, a mob storms the Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh and lynches John Porteous. - 1764
1764Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. - 1776
1776According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist). - 1778
1778American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
XIX century
- 1812
1812French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, is fought near Moscow and results in a French victory. - 1818
1818Carl III of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim. - 1822
1822Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo. - 1856
1856The Saimaa Canal is inaugurated. - 1857
1857Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of a peaceful emigrant wagon train. - 1860
1860Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples. - 1863
1863American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore capture Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a seven-week siege. - 1864
1864American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. - 1876
1876In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
XX century
- 1901
1901The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. - 1903
1903The Ottoman Empire launches a counter-offensive against the Strandzha Commune, which dissolves. - 1906
1906Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France successfully for the first time. - 1907
1907Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. - 1909
1909Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Port-Aviation (often called "Juvisy Airfield") at Viry-Châtillon, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life piloting a powered heavier-than-air craft.[better source needed] - 1911
1911French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum. - 1916
1916US federal employees win the right to workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751). - 1920
1920Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they were to serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews. - 1921
1921In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held. - 1921
1921The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland. - 1923
1923The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed. - 1927
1927The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth. - 1929
1929Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost. - 1932
1932The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences. - 1936
1936The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. - 1940
1940Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova. - 1940
1940World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights. - 1942
1942World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay. - 1943
1943A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people. - 1943
1943World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea. - 1945
1945World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines. - 1945
1945The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held. - 1953
1953Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. - 1963
1963The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members. - 1965
1965During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border. - 1965
1965Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula. - 1970
1970Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan. - 1970
1970Vietnam Television is established. - 1977
1977The Torrijos–Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. - 1977
1977The 300-metre (980 ft) tall CKVR-DT transmission 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
1978While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially designed umbrella. - 1979
1979The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. - 1984
1984An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen. - 1986
1986Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. - 1986
1986Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survives an assassination attempt by the FPMR; five of Pinochet's bodyguards are killed. - 1995
1995Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility. - 1997
1997Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. - 1999
1999The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affects the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
XXI century
- 2005
2005Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election. - 2008
2008The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. - 2010
2010A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands. - 2011
2011The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team. - 2012
2012Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses. - 2017
2017The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people. - 2019
2019Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia. - 2021
2021Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador. - 2021
2021The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.
Best known
Born on September 7
Best known
Died on September 7
Sima Yi
Chinese general, politician and regent
Alfonso the Battler
King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 to 1134
Geoffrey V of Anjou
European nobleman
Andrea Dandolo
Doge of Venice from 1343 to 1354
Joan of the Tower
Queen of Scotland from 1329 to 1362
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony from 1428 to 1464
Holidays and observances
- Air Force Day (Pakistan)
- Christian feast day: Anastasius the Fuller
- Christian feast day: Clodoald
- Christian feast day: Blessed Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi
- Christian feast day: Gratus of Aosta
- Christian feast day: Stephen Pongracz
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Angela Picco
- Christian feast day: Marko Krizin
- Christian feast day: Regina
- Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Tsugi
- Christian feast day: September 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Constitution Day (Fiji)
- Independence Day (Brazil), celebrates the independence of Brazil from Portugal in 1822.
- Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on September 7?
73 documented historical events happened on September 7, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Alexander III was chosen to succeed of Adrian IV in a disputed election. On the same day, in another year: Third Crusade: Crusaders under Richard I of England defeated Ayyubid troops under Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf (depicted) in present-day Israel. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on September 7?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on September 7, including Mary Bauermeister, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Omar Karami. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on September 7?
127 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 7, including Sima Yi, Alfonso the Battler, Geoffrey V of Anjou. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on September 7?
16 observances are celebrated on September 7 around the world: Air Force Day (Pakistan), Christian feast day: Anastasius the Fuller, Christian feast day: Clodoald, Christian feast day: Blessed Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi, Christian feast day: Gratus of Aosta, Christian feast day: Stephen Pongracz. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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