September 7th, 1959

Born on September 7th, 1959

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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 395 days, exactly on May 23rd, 2025, people who were born on September 7th, 1959 will be 24,000 days old!

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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

Born on September 7th, 1959

64

Drew Weissman

American physician-scientist (born 1959)

*September 7th, 1959, Lexington

64

Vuong Trung Hieu

Vietnamese writer

*September 7th, 1959, An Giang

64

James Schamus

American film producer and screenwriter

*September 7th, 1959, Detroit

64

Alfreð Gíslason

Icelandic handball player

*September 7th, 1959, Akureyri

64

Thierry Peponnet

Sailor

*September 7th, 1959, Le Havre

64

Jürgen Willkomm

German association football player

*September 7th, 1959, Gierath

64

Oleg Stefan

American actor

*September 7th, 1959, Chystiakove

64

Guy Manos

American skydiver and filmmaker

*September 7th, 1959, Cleveland

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

58

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

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

61

Jennifer Egan

American novelist, short story writer

*September 7th, 1962, Chicago

62

Chris Owens

Canadian actor

*September 7th, 1961, Toronto

36

Aurea

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*September 7th, 1987, Santiago do Cacém

56

Alok Sharma

British politician

*September 7th, 1967, West Bengal

62

Eva Grimaldi

Italian actress and model

*September 7th, 1961, Verona

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

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

57

Toby Jones

British actor

*September 7th, 1966, Hammersmith

57

Goran Hadžić

Croatian Serb politician (1958-2016)

*September 7th, 1958, Vinkovci †July 12th, 2016, Novi Sad

55

Marcel Desailly

French association football player

*September 7th, 1968, Accra

66

J. Smith-Cameron

American actress

*September 7th, 1957, Louisville

63

Michelle Paver

English children's fiction writer

*September 7th, 1960, Blantyre

60

Éric Di Meco

French association football player

*September 7th, 1963, Avignon

65

Mira Furlan

Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)

*September 7th, 1955, Zagreb †January 20th, 2021, Los Angeles

67

Diane Warren

American songwriter (born 1956)

*September 7th, 1956, Van Nuys

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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