Talk:September 7
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 00:15, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
September 7: Independence Day in Brazil (1822).
- 1191 - Ayyubid forces under Saladin were defeated in the Battle of Arsuf during the Third Crusade.
- 1821 - The Republic of Colombia , a federation covering much of present-day Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, was established, with Simón Bolívar as the founding President and Francisco de Paula Santander as vice president.
- 1901 - With Peking occupied by foreign troops after the Boxer Rebellion, Qing China was forced to sign the Boxer Protocol, an unequal treaty with the Eight-Nation Alliance.
- 1940 - The Blitz began when Nazi Germany's bombs landed on London, the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing.
- 1986 - Desmond Tutu (pictured) became the first black person to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.
Recent days: September 6 – September 5 – September 4
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Why was "*3761 B.C. - Hebrew Calendar year 1" deleted? RickK 02:00 13 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- It was moved to September 6, which is the correct date. - Efghij 02:02 13 Jul 2003 (UTC)
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- OK. RickK 02:04 13 Jul 2003 (UTC)
Removed:
- 1936 - Boulder Dam begins operation.
I could not confirm this. Roosevelt dedicated the dam on September 30, 1935 and the first generator went online on October 26, 1936 though. --mav 05:24, 8 Sep 2003 (UTC)
It's a curio, but since it refers directly to the date itself:
- 1988 - President George H. W. Bush tells an American Legion audience ""This is Pearl Harbor Day. Forty-seven years ago to this very day, we were hit and hit hard at Pearl Harbor" (Pearl Harbor Day is actually December 7).
- Invalidname Aug 29 2005
[edit] 7 september 1992, avnir ben-david committed suicide
I cant confirm this piece of information, the chief of israeili national police intelegence unit (?!) shot him self on the 7th of september 1992, if someone can confirm that and/or give a reference, please add this to the article!
