Page 7: Historical Events In September - 07
Sunday, 22 December 2024
1991 Monica Seles wins the US Open on September - 07.
1991 On this day in history archie N Menzies, playwright/composer (Under Your Hat), dies at 87
1992 On this day in history henry Ephron, US screenwriter (Daddy Long Legs), dies at 81
1994 On this day in history dennis Morgan, [Stanley], US actor (21 Beacon Street), dies at 83
1995 Oregon Senator Bob Packwood announces his retirement, making it unnecessary for a full Senate vote to oust him for allegations of sexual misconduct on September - 07.
1995 Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist, dies at 51 on September - 07.
1996 Niccolo Castiglioni, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1997 On September - 07 alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight), dies at 72
1999 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Athens, Greece, killing 143 people on this day in history.
1999 Viacom announces it is buying CBS for $36 billion, making it the largest media acquisition in history on September - 07.
2005 Incumbent Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak wins its first multi-party presidential 'election' on September - 07.
2006 Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei is renamed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on September - 07.
2007 On this day in history the Rugby World Cup 2007 starts in France.
2011 On this day in history plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team
2012 US drone attack kills 8 people in Kismayo, south Somalia on this day in history.
2012 On this day in history canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and ordered the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over support for Syria, nuclear plans and human rights abuses.
2013 On September - 07 14 Syrian rebels and 2 civilians are killed by heavy government shelling of Damascus
2014 Asteroid 2014 RC makes a close approach to Earth (39,900 km; 24,800 mi) on September - 07.
2017 Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax reports earlier cyberattack could affects 143 million Americans on this day in history.
2017 8.2 earthquake hits south-west of Pijijiapan, Mexico killing at least 90, strongest Mexican quake in a century on September - 07.
2018 On this day in history rappers Cardi B and Nicki Minaj come to physical blows at a New York Fashion event
2018 Eminem breaks 36-year UK chart record for consecutive No. 1 albums with "Kamikaze" on September - 07.
2019 US Open Women's Tennis: Bianca Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title; stuns Serena Williams 6-2, 7-5 on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history "The Joker" directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
2019 US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a secret meeting with the Taliban for peace talks at Camp David on this day in history.
2019 Afghan peace process: U.S. President Donald Trump announces he "called off" planned peace talks with the Taliban at Camp David after they claimed responsibility for the September 2 and 5 bombings in Kabul which killed a U.S. soldier, among others on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
2021 El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency on this day in history.