September 7th, 1817

Born on September 7th, 1817

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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: France invaded the Caribbean island of Dominica and captured its British fort before Britain had even learned of the Franco-American alliance.

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 in present-day Israel.

September 7th, 2021

The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.

September 7th, 2019

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 7th?

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

56

Natalia Wörner

German actress (born 1967)

*September 7th, 1967, Stuttgart

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

36

Aurea

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*September 7th, 1987, Santiago do Cacém

69

Elizabeth I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603

*September 7th, 1533, Palace of Placentia †March 24th, 1603, Richmond Palace

52

Miroslav Vilhar

Slovene poet, politician and playwright (1818-1871)

*September 7th, 1818, Planina †August 6th, 1871, Kalec Castle

50

John McDouall Stuart

British explorer (1815-1866)

*September 7th, 1815, Dysart †June 5th, 1866, London

77

Victorien Sardou

French dramatist (1831-1908)

*September 7th, 1831, Paris †November 8th, 1908, Paris

66

Thomas A. Hendricks

American politician (1819–1885)

*September 7th, 1819, Zanesville †November 25th, 1885, Indianapolis

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

71

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

British Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908

*September 7th, 1836, Glasgow †April 22nd, 1908, Downing Street

72

Theodor Lohrmann

German association football player

*September 7th, 1898, Heidelberg †September 4th, 1971

61

Jennifer Egan

American novelist, short story writer

*September 7th, 1962, Chicago

56

Alok Sharma

British politician

*September 7th, 1967, West Bengal

63

Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra

Austrian physician and dermatologist (1816-1880)

*September 7th, 1816, Brno †August 5th, 1880, Vienna

64

Édouard Pailleron

French poet and dramatist (1834-1899)

*September 7th, 1834, Paris †April 19th, 1899, Paris

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44

Henry David Thoreau

American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)

*July 12th, 1817, Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse †May 6th, 1862, Concord

85

Theodor Mommsen

German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

*November 30th, 1817, Garding †November 1st, 1903, Charlottenburg

74

Baháʼu'lláh

Founder of the Bahá'í Faith

*November 12th, 1817, Tehran †May 29th, 1892, Acre

67

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

*August 4th, 1817, Millstone †May 20th, 1885, Newark

33

Miguel Lafuente Alcántara

Spanish historian

*July 10th, 1817, Archidona †August 27th, 1850, Havana

78

Frederick Douglass

African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818 – 1895)

*January 31st, 1817, Talbot County †February 20th, 1895, Washington, D.C.

70

Theodor Storm

German writer

*September 14th, 1817, Husum †July 4th, 1888, Hanerau-Hademarschen

94

Joseph Dalton Hooker

British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon (1817–1911)

*June 30th, 1817, Halesworth †December 10th, 1911, Sunningdale

65

Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

French general (1817-1882)

*February 24th, 1817, Nevers †August 16th, 1882, Versailles

78

Justo Arosemena Quesada

Colombian politician and writer

*August 9th, 1817, Colombia †February 23rd, 1896, Bogotá

85

Rudolf von Delbrück

Prussian statesman under Bismarck (1817-1903)

*April 16th, 1817, Berlin †February 1st, 1903, Berlin

54

Aimé Maillart

French composer

*March 24th, 1817, Montpellier †May 26th, 1871, Moulins

82

Ivan Aivazovsky

Russian marine painter (1817-1900)

*July 17th, 1817, Feodosiia †April 19th, 1900, Feodosiia

68

Jules d'Aoust

French noble and composer (1817-1886)

*March 16th, 1817, Arras †January 21st, 1886, Paris

92

Genova Thaon di Revel

Italian politician (1817-1910)

*November 20th, 1817, Genoa †September 3rd, 1910, Como

76

Charles Auguste Fraikin

Belgian curator and sculptor

*June 14th, 1817, Herentals †November 22nd, 1893, Schaerbeek

83

Ramón de Campoamor

Spanish author (1817-1901)

*September 24th, 1817, Navia †February 11th, 1901, Madrid

77

Heinrich von Sybel

German historian (1817-1895)

*December 2nd, 1817, Düsseldorf †August 1st, 1895, Marburg

55

Maria Merkert

Superior General of the Congregation of St Elizabeth

*September 21st, 1817, Nysa †November 14th, 1872, Nysa

88

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Duke of Nassau (1839–1866), later Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905)

*July 24th, 1817, Biebrich Palace †November 17th, 1905, Lenggries

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1817 is a normal year and no leap year.

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