September 7th, 1888

Born on September 7th, 1888

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

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

56

Natalia Wörner

German actress (born 1967)

*September 7th, 1967, Stuttgart

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

72

Theodor Lohrmann

German association football player

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

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

36

Aurea

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*September 7th, 1987, Santiago do Cacém

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

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

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

84

Albéric Schotte

Belgian cyclist (1919-2004)

*September 7th, 1919, Kanegem †April 4th, 2004, Kortrijk

61

Jennifer Egan

American novelist, short story writer

*September 7th, 1962, Chicago

56

Alok Sharma

British politician

*September 7th, 1967, West Bengal

22

Buddy Holly

American rock 'n' roll singer (1936–1959)

*September 7th, 1936, Lubbock †February 3rd, 1959, Clear Lake

90

Margaret Landon

American writer, missionary

*September 7th, 1903, Somers †December 4th, 1993, Alexandria

77

Edith Sitwell

British poet (1887-1964)

*September 7th, 1887, Scarborough †December 9th, 1964, London

69

Abdurrahman Wahid

President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001

*September 7th, 1940, Jombang †December 30th, 2009, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital

62

Baudouin I of Belgium

Fifth king of the Belgians

*September 7th, 1930, Laeken - Laken †July 31st, 1993, Motril

86

Todor Zhivkov

Former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party

*September 7th, 1911, Pravets †August 5th, 1998, Sofia

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85

Oswald Menghin

Austrian prehistorian

*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires

81

Mary Barratt Due

Norwegian pianist

*April 9th, 1888, Bergen †December 24th, 1969, Oslo

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City

65

Eugene O'Neill

American playwright (1888–1953)

*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston

88

Edith Evans

British actress (1888–1976)

*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook

77

Clemence Dane

English novelist (1888-1965)

*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London

58

Antoinette Perry

American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing

*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan

81

Otto Stern

German-American physicist (1888–1969)

*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley

57

John Logie Baird

Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television

*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea

85

Sol Hurok

Ukraine-born American impresario

*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City

88

Hermann Pünder

German politician (1888-1976)

*April 1st, 1888, Trier †October 3rd, 1976, Fulda

87

Hans Thirring

Austrian physicist (1888-1976)

*March 23rd, 1888, Vienna †March 22nd, 1976, Vienna

53

José Raúl Capablanca

Cuban chess player (1888-1942)

*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City

72

George Relph

British stage and film actor (1888-1960)

*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London

88

Paul Morand

French writer (1888-1976)

*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, Paris

83

Maurice Chevalier

French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)

*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, Paris

73

Werner Jaeger

German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)

*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge

90

Giorgio de Chirico

Italian artist (1888–1978)

*July 10th, 1888, Volos †November 20th, 1978, Rome

70

Maxwell Anderson

American playwright and writer (1888–1959)

*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, Stamford

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 7th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1888 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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