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On This Day · The 250th day of the year

September 7

September 7's record stretches 852 years, from 1159 to 2011. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Virgo is the sign for September 7 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on September 7?

September 7 is the 250th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1159 and 2011. Famous people born on September 7 include Buddy Holly, Elizabeth I and Baudouin of Belgium.

Released on September 7

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Movie The Substance

2023

  • Game Warstride Challenges

2021

  • Game F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1159

    Pope Alexander III

  2. 1191

    Third Crusade

  3. 1822

    Pedro I of Brazil

  4. 1923

    Interpol

  5. 1936

    Thylacine

  6. 1940

    World War II

  7. 1984

    C23 tragedy

  8. 1986

    Desmond Tutu

  9. 1986

    Chile

  10. 2011

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 7

Buddy Holly

b. 1936

Elizabeth I

b. 1533

Baudouin of Belgium

b. 1930

Walter White (Breaking Bad)

b. 1958

Patrick Jenkin

b. 1926

Todor Zhivkov

b. 1911

Eazy-E

b. 1964

Dario Argento

b. 1940

Deaths

  • 2010Walter White (Breaking Bad)
  • 2002Uziel Gal
  • 1991Edwin McMillan
  • 1960Wilhelm Pieck
  • 1833Hannah More
  • 859Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (9th century)

Holidays & observances

  • —Air Force Day (Pakistan)
  • —Christian feast day: Anastasius the Fuller
  • —Christian feast day: Clodoald
  • —Christian feast day: Gratus of Aosta
  • —Christian feast day: Stephen Pongracz
  • —Christian feast day: Marko Krizin
  • —Christian feast day: Regina
  • —Christian feast day: September 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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