September 7 in history
Events on September 7
Notable events that happened on September 7 in past years.
- 2021
Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
Wikipedia article: Bitcoin - 2011
The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
Wikipedia article: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash - 1997
Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
Wikipedia article: Maiden flight - 1979
The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
Wikipedia article: Chrysler - 1965
During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.
Wikipedia article: India–Pakistan war of 1965 - 1945
The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.
Wikipedia article: Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 - 1940
World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1923
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
Wikipedia article: Interpol - 1911
French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
Wikipedia article: Guillaume Apollinaire - 1901
The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
Wikipedia article: Boxer Rebellion - 1857
Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of a peaceful emigrant wagon train.
Wikipedia article: Mountain Meadows Massacre - 1776
According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
Wikipedia article: Ezra Lee - 1695
Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
Wikipedia article: Henry Every - 1565
Arrival of the so-called Grande Soccorso ("great relief") by Philip II of Spain to the Great Siege of Malta.
- 878
Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
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