September 7
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September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). There are 115 days remaining.
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Events
- 1191 - Richard I of England defeats Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf
- 1776 - World's first submarine attack. American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship Eagle in New York Harbor.
- 1812 - Napoleon defeats the Russian army of Alexander I at the Battle of Borodino
- 1822 - Brazil declares its independence from Portugal
- 1864 - Atlanta, Georgia is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
- 1876 - The Jesse James gang attempts to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota
- 1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol.
- 1936 - Boulder Dam begins operation
- 1940 - Nazi Germany began the Blitz on London during World War II.
- 1944 - First V2 rocket fired at London, England
- 1953 - Nikita Khrushchev becomes head of the Soviet Central Committee
- 1963 - Football Hall of Fame opens
- 1977 - Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed
- 1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable TV.
- 1979 - The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for $1 billion dollars to avoid bankruptcy.
- 1986 - Desmond Tutu became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.
- 1997 - First test flight of the F/A-22 Raptor
Births
- 1533 - Queen Elizabeth I of England († 1603)
- 1829 - [[Friedrich August Kekul� von Stradonitz]], organic chemist
- 1860 - Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses), painter († 1961)
- 1866 - Tristan Bernard, writer († 1947)
- 1867 - J. P. Morgan, financier († 1943)
- 1900 - Taylor Caldwell, author († 1985)
- 1908 - Dr. Michael DeBakey, heart surgeon
- 1908 - Paul Brown, National Football League coach († 1991)
- 1909 - Elia Kazan, director
- 1912 - David Packard, automotive engineer
- 1913 - Sir Anthony Quayle, actor
- 1923 - Peter Lawford, actor, member of the Kennedy family († 1984)
- 1929 - Sonny Rollins, jazz saxophonist
- 1930 - King Baudouin I of Belgium († 1993)
- 1936 - Buddy Holly, singer († 1959)
- 1937 - John Phillip Law, actor
- 1938 - Susan Stamberg, National Public Radio commentator
- 1939 - Donnie Allison, NASCAR driver
- 1946 - Francisco Varela, biologist
- 1949 - Gloria Gaynor, singer
- 1951 - Chrissie Hynde, guitarist, singer
- 1952 - Susan Blakely, actress
- 1954 - Benmont Tench, keyboardist
- 1954 - Corbin Bernsen, actor
- 1956 - Michael Feinstein, musician, composer
- 1962 - Thomas Beard, musician, composer
- 1976 - Shannon Elizabeth, actress
- 1976 - Stevie Case (Killcreek), video game celebrity
Deaths
- 1548 - Catharine Parr, widow of Henry VIII of England
- 1559 - Robert Estienne, early printer of the Bible
- 1892 - John Greenleaf Whitter, poet
- 1951 - Maria Montez, actress
- 1954 - Glenn 'Pop' Warner, American football coach
- 1962 - Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), author
- 1971 - Spring Byington, actress
- 1976 - Daniel F. Galouye, science fiction author
- 1978 - Keith Moon, musician
- 1969 - Everett Dirksen, former Senator from Illinois
- 1982 - Ken Boyer, baseball star
- 1991 - Edwin Mattison McMillan, physicist
- 1994 - James Clavell, author
- 1997 - Mobutu Sese Seko, dictator of Zaire
- 2001 - Spede Pasanen, Finnish television star
September 6 - September 8 - August 7 - October 7 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "September 7" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7 September 7, 2003
