September 7th, 1740

Born on September 7th, 1740

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What happened on September 7th?

September 7th, 2011

Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the players and coaching staff of the ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, crashed on take-off near Yaroslavl, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 44 of the 45 people on board.

September 7th, 2010

A Chinese fishing trawler operating in disputed waters collided with Japan Coast Guard patrol boats near the Senkaku Islands, sparking a major diplomatic dispute between the two countries.

September 7th, 2004

Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least 85 percent of buildings on the island.

September 7th, 1999

Three weeks after an earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, a second earthquake struck Athens, causing Greece and Turkey to initiate "earthquake diplomacy".

September 7th, 1986

Desmond Tutu (pictured) became the first black leader of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

September 7th, 1984

An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat that was disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo killed seven soldiers and policemen.

September 7th, 1940

Second World War: The Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other cities and towns.

September 7th, 1936

The last thylacine (pictured) died in captivity in Hobart Zoo, Australia.

September 7th, 1916

World War I: The Supreme War Command was established to oversee the armed forces of all the Central Powers.

September 7th, 1812

Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army fought near the village of Borodino during the French invasion of Russia.

September 7th, 1778

Anglo-French War: Having established an alliance with the United States, France invaded the Caribbean island of Dominica and captured its British fort.

September 7th, 1652

Chinese peasants on Formosa (now Taiwan) began a rebellion against Dutch rule which was suppressed four days later.

September 7th, 1191

Third Crusade: Crusaders under Richard I of England defeated Ayyubid troops under Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf (depicted) in present-day Israel.

September 7th, 1996

American rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Paradise, Nevada, dying six days later.

September 7th, 1901

With Beijing occupied by foreign troops from the Eight-Nation Alliance, Qing China was forced to sign the Boxer Protocol, an unequal treaty that ended the Boxer Rebellion.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 7th

Same year
Born in 1740

74

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-Maurice

73

Louis-Sébastien Mercier

French dramatist and writer (1740-1814)

*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, Paris

62

Samuel Arnold

English composer and organist (1740-1802)

*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, London

23

Ivan VI of Russia

The fifth Emperor of Russia (1740–1741)

*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, Shlisselburg

74

Margaret Bingham

British painter and writer (1740–1814)

*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's Place

54

James Boswell

British lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)

*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, London

96

John Latham

English physician, naturalist and author (1740-1837)

*June 27th, 1740, Eltham †February 4th, 1837, Winchester

73

Go-Sakuramachi

Empress regnant of Japan (1740-1813)

*September 23rd, 1740, Kyoto †December 24th, 1813, Kyoto

67

Jeanne Baret

French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)

*July 27th, 1740, La Comelle †August 5th, 1807, Brest

55

Carl Michael Bellman

Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)

*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church Parish

54

Nicolas Chamfort

French journalist and moralistic author

*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, Paris

74

Matthias Claudius

German poet (1740-1815)

*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, Hamburg

58

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Genevan scientist (1740-1799)

*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, Geneva

99

Heinrich Dietrich von Grolman

German judge (1740-1840)

*December 31st, 1740, Bochum †October 21st, 1840, Berlin

53

Jozafat Bastašić

Roman Catholic bishop

*May 1st, 1740, Croatia †August 28th, 1793, Križevci

58

William Paca

American judge (1740–1799)

*October 31st, 1740, Abingdon-on-Thames †October 23rd, 1799, Queen Anne's County

51

Giovanni Cristofano Amaduzzi

Italian classical philologist (1740-1792)

*August 18th, 1740, Savignano sul Rubicone †January 21st, 1792, Rome

49

Jacques-André Mallet

Genevan astronomer (1740-1790)

*September 23rd, 1740, Geneva †January 31st, 1790, Geneva

77

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux

French general (1740-1817)

*August 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 27th, 1817, Paris

81

Pierre Melchior d'Adhémar

French soldier

*July 15th, 1740, Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille †September 2nd, 1821, Aimargues

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Leap year

Yes: 1740 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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