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September 7th - holidays
- Christian Feast Day:
- Independence day, celebrates the independence of Brazil from Portugal in 1822.
- National Threatened Species Day (Australia)
- Pakistani Air Force Day since 1971. (Pakistan)
- Victory Day (Mozambique)
September 7th - events
- 2008 - The US Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- 2005 - First presidential election is held in Egypt.
- 2004 - Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane hits Grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90% of its buildings.
- 1999 - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Athens, rupturing a previously unknown fault, killing 143, injuring more than 500, and leaving 50,000 people homeless.
- 1996 - American Hip-Hop star Tupac Shakur is fatally shot four times on the Las Vegas strip after leaving the Tyson-Seldon boxing match.
- 1988 - Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days on the Mir space station.
- 1986 - Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.
- 1986 - Gen. Augusto Pinochet, president of Chile, escapes attempted assassination.
- 1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, better known as ESPN, makes its debut.
- 1979 - The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for USD $1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
- 1978 - While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
- 1978 - British Prime Minister James Callaghan announces that he will not call a general election for October, considered to be a major political blunder (see Winter of Discontent, United Kingdom general election, 1979)
- 1977 - The Torrijos-Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
- 1970 - Fighting between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan.
- 1970 - Bill Shoemaker sets record for most lifetime wins as a jockey (passing Johnny Longden).
- 1965 - China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.
- 1965 - Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlight, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula.
- 1963 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
- 1953 - Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1945 - Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December of , surrender to U.S. Marines.
- 1943 - A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston, Texas, kills 55 people.
- 1943 - World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban River bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.
- 1942 - Holocaust: 8,700 Jews of Kolomyia (western Ukraine) sent by German Gestapo to death camp in Belzec.
- 1942 - First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator.
- 1940 - World War II: The Blitz – Nazi Germany begins to rain bombs on London. This will be the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing.
- 1940 - Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria.
- 1936 - The last surviving member of the thylacine species, Benjamin, dies alone in her cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
- 1929 - Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. 136 lives are lost.
- 1927 - The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
- 1922 - In Aydin, Turkey, independence of Aydin, from Greek occupation.
- 1921 - In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
- 1920 - Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en-route to Finland where they would serve with the Suomen Ilmavoimat, killing both crews.
- 1916 - Federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
- 1911 - French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
- 1909 - Eugene Lefebvre (1878–1909), while test piloting a new French-built Wright biplane, crashes at Juvisy, France when his controls jam. Lefebvre dies, becoming the first 'pilot' in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
- 1907 - Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
- 1906 - Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
- 1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
- 1895 - The first game of what would become known as rugby league football is played, in England, starting the 1895-96 Northern Rugby Football Union season.
- 1893 - The Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club, to become the first Italian football club, is established by British expats.
- 1876 - In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
- 1860 - Steamship Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 400 lives.
- 1822 - Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga creek in São Paulo.
- 1821 - The Republic of Gran Colombia (a federation covering much of present day Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador) is established, with Simón Bolívar as the founding President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president.
- 1818 - Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
- 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Borodino – Napoleon wins a Pyrrhic victory over the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of Borodino.
- 1776 - World's first submarine attack: the American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor.
- 1652 - Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.
- 1191 - Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf – Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.
- 70 - A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
September 7th - births
- 1991 - Amar Garibovi?, Serbian cross country skier (d. 2010)
- 1990 - Tanja Kolbe, German ice dancer
- 1990 - Alex Harvey, Canadian cross country skier
- 1988 - Kevin Love, American basketball player
- 1987 - Evan Rachel Wood, American actress
- 1987 - Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player
- 1986 - Colin Delaney, American professional wrestler
- 1985 - Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
- 1985 - Adam Eckersley, English footballer
- 1984 - Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
- 1984 - Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1983 - Pops Mensah-Bonsu, British basketball player
- 1983 - Annette Dytrt, German skater figure
- 1983 - Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist
- 1983 - Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer
- 1983 - Piri Weepu, New Zealand rugby player
- 1982 - Andre Dirrell, American boxer
- 1981 - Paul McCoy, American musician (12 Stones)
- 1981 - Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer
- 1980 - Mark Prior, American baseball player
- 1980 - Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer
- 1980 - Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
- 1980 - Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
- 1979 - Pavol Hochschorner, Slovak slalom canoer
- 1979 - Peter Hochschorner, Slovak slalom canoer
- 1979 - Brian Stokes, American baseball player
- 1979 - Owen Pallett, Canadian musician (Final Fantasy)
- 1979 - Paul Mara, American ice hockey player
- 1978 - Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 - Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
- 1978 - Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer
- 1977 - Nora Greenwald, American professional wrestler
- 1977 - Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer
- 1977 - Jon Macken, British Footballer
- 1976 - Oliver Hudson, American actor
- 1975 - Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer
- 1975 - Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (d. 2007)
- 1974 - Mario Frick, Liechtensteiner footballer
- 1974 - Antonio McDyess, American basketball player
- 1973 - Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
- 1972 - Slug, American rapper (Atmosphere)
- 1972 - Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player
- 1971 - Briana Scurry, American soccer player
- 1970 - Tom Everett Scott, American actor
- 1970 - Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1969 - Darren Bragg, American baseball player
- 1969 - Angie Everhart, American model and actress
- 1969 - Diane Farr, American actress (Numb3rs)
- 1969 - Rudy Galindo, American skater figure
- 1967 - Toby Jones, British actor
- 1966 - Chris Acland, English drummer (Lush) (d. 1996)
- 1966 - Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker
- 1966 - Chris Barfoot, English film writer and producer
- 1966 - Lutz Heilmann, German politician
- 1966 - Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
- 1965 - Andreas Thom, German footballer
- 1965 - Uta Pippig, German athlete
- 1965 - Darko Pan?ev, Macedonian footballer
- 1965 - Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian opera singer
- 1964 - Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kickboxer (d. 2000)
- 1963 - Eazy-E, American rapper (N.W.A.) (d. 1995)
- 1963 - Brent Liles, American musician (Social Distortion) (d. 2007)
- 1962 - Jennifer Egan, American novelist
- 1961 - LeRoi Moore, American musician (Dave Matthews Band) (d. 2008)
- 1961 - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French pianist
- 1960 - Andrew Voss, Australian television personality
- 1957 - Jermaine Stewart, American pop singer (Shalamar) (d. 1997)
- 1956 - Byron Stevenson, British footballer (d. 2007)
- 1956 - Diane Warren, American song writer
- 1955 - Efim Zelmanov, Russian mathematician
- 1955 - Mira Furlan, Croatian actress
- 1955 - Leonard Haze, American musician and record producer
- 1954 - Michael Emerson, American actor
- 1954 - Corbin Bernsen, American actor
- 1953 - Benmont Tench, American keyboardist
- 1952 - Susan Blakely, American actress
- 1952 - Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motocyclist (d. 1998)
- 1951 - Morris Albert, Brazilian singer
- 1951 - Chrissie Hynde, American guitarist and singer (The Pretenders)
- 1951 - Mark Isham, American composer
- 1950 - Julie Kavner, American actress
- 1949 - Gloria Gaynor, American disco singer
- 1949 - Barry Siegel, American journalist
- 1946 - Willie Crawford, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1945 - Jacques Lemaire, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1944 - Bertel Haarder, Danish politician
- 1944 - Earl Manigault, American basketball player (d. 1998)
- 1943 - Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-born German singer
- 1943 - Beverley McLachlin, Canadian jurist
- 1942 - Alan Oakes, British Footballer
- 1940 - Dario Argento, Italian film director
- 1940 - Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian politician (d. 2009)
- 1937 - John Phillip Law, American actor (d. 2008)
- 1937 - Cüneyt Ark?n, Turkish film actor
- 1937 - Oleg Lobov, Prime Minister of Russia
- 1936 - Buddy Holly, American singer (The Crickets) (d. 1959)
- 1936 - Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek politician
- 1935 - Denis Vaugeois, Canadian author, historian and politician
- 1935 - Ronnie Dove, American singer
- 1934 - Little Milton, American musician (d. 2005)
- 1934 - Omar Karami, Lebanese statesman
- 1934 - Mary Bauermeister, German artist
- 1934 - Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian-born Israeli religious figure (d. 2009)
- 1930 - Sonny Rollins, American jazz saxophonist
- 1930 - King Baudouin I Belgium (d. 1993)
- 1927 - Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, French Canadian jurist
- 1927 - Eric Hill, British children's Author
- 1926 - Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983)
- 1926 - Don Messick, American voice actor (d. 1997)
- 1925 - Laura Ashley, British designer (d. 1985)
- 1925 - Allan Blakeney, Canadian politician
- 1924 - Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer
- 1924 - Daniel Inouye, American politician
- 1924 - Leonard Rosenman, American film and television composer (d. 2008)
- 1923 - Peter Lawford, British-born American actor (d. 1984)
- 1922 - Lucien Jarraud, Canadian radio host (d. 2007)
- 1921 - Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish President of FC Barcelona (1978 – 2000)
- 1921 - Arthur Ferrante, American pianist (d. 2009)
- 1920 - Al Caiola, American guitarist
- 1919 - Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (d. 2004)
- 1917 - John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1917 - Jacob Lawrence, American painter (d. 2000)
- 1917 - Ewen Solon, New Zealand actor (d.1985)
- 1914 - Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer
- 1914 - James Van Allen, American space scientist (d. 2006)
- 1913 - Anthony Quayle, British actor and director (d. 1989)
- 1912 - David Packard, American electrical engineer and businessman (d. 1996)
- 1911 - Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian Communist figure (d. 1998)
- 1909 - Elia Kazan, Greek-born American film and theater director (d. 2003)
- 1908 - Paul Brown, American football coach and executive (d. 1991)
- 1908 - Michael DeBakey, American cardiac surgeon (d. 2008)
- 1903 - Margaret Landon, American writer (d. 1993)
- 1894 - George Waggner, American producer (d. 1984)
- 1892 - Oscar O'Brien, Canadian folklorist and Roman Catholic priest (d. 1958)
- 1887 - Edith Sitwell, British poet and critic (d. 1964)
- 1885 - Elinor Wylie, American poet and novelist (d. 1928)
- 1877 - Mike O'Neill, Irish baseball player (d. 1959)
- 1876 - C.J. Dennis, Australian poet and writer (d. 1938)
- 1870 - Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian writer and adventurer (d. 1938)
- 1870 - Thomas Curtis, American athlete (d. 1944)
- 1869 - Ben Viljoen, South African Boer general and circus act (d. 1917)
- 1867 - Albert Bassermann, German actor (d. 1952)
- 1866 - Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist (d. 1947)
- 1862 - Sir Edgar Speyer, American-born British financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)
- 1860 - Grandma Moses, American painter (d. 1961)
- 1855 - William Friese-Greene, British photographer (d. 1921)
- 1851 - Edward Ashael Birge, American pioneer in limnology (d. 1950)
- 1842 - Johannes Zukertort, German chess master (d. 1888)
- 1836 - August Toepler, German physicist (d. 1912)
- 1831 - Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
- 1829 - Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German organic chemist (d. 1896)
- 1819 - Thomas A. Hendricks, 21st Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
- 1818 - Thomas Talbot, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886)
- 1817 - Queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (d. 1898)
- 1815 - John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (d. 1866)
- 1810 - Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist (d. 1858)
- 1777 - Heinrich Stölzel, German musician and composer (d. 1844)
- 1740 - Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)
- 1726 - François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (d. 1795)
- 1707 - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, biologist and author (d. 1788)
- 1705 - Matthäus Günther, German painter (d. 1788)
- 1694 - Johan Ludvig, Danish policitian (d. 1763)
- 1683 - Mary Anne of Austria (d. 1754)
- 1674 - Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (d. 1728)
- 1533 - Queen Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
- 1524 - Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (d. 1583)
- 1438 - Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1471)
- 786 - Emperor Saga Japan (d. 842)