September 7th, 1940

Born on September 7th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

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What happened on September 7th, 1940?

September 7th, 1940

World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on September 7th, 1940

69

Abdurrahman Wahid

President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001

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

83

Dario Argento

Italian film director and screenwriter

*September 7th, 1940, Rome

83

Michel Jacot

German actor

*September 7th, 1940, Berlin

80

Giuseppe Giacomini

Italian opera singer (1940-2021)

*September 7th, 1940, Padua †July 28th, 2021, Veggiano

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

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

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

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

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

22

Buddy Holly

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

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

36

Aurea

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*September 7th, 1987, Santiago do Cacém

61

Jennifer Egan

American novelist, short story writer

*September 7th, 1962, Chicago

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

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

56

Alok Sharma

British politician

*September 7th, 1967, West Bengal

84

Latimore

American singer

*September 7th, 1939, Charleston

62

Baudouin I of Belgium

Fifth king of the Belgians

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

88

Abdou Diouf

Senegalese President

*September 7th, 1935, Louga

81

Sergio DellaPergola

Israeli demographer

*September 7th, 1942, Trieste

77

Stanislav Petrov

Officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017)

*September 7th, 1939, Vladivostok †May 19th, 2017, Fryazino

81

June Harding

American actress (1937-2019)

*September 7th, 1937, Emporia †March 22nd, 2019, Deer Isle

84

Albéric Schotte

Belgian cyclist (1919-2004)

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

64

Drew Weissman

American physician-scientist (born 1959)

*September 7th, 1959, Lexington

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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