September 7
People born on this day are Virgo.
- 1986
Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-69, the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility.
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The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affects the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
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Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
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The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.
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The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
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Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.
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The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
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Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
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Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
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The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.
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2006Ian Chen, American actor
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2004Tsugumi Aritomo, Japanese entertainer
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1999Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter
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1999Laurie Jussaume, Canadian cyclist
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1997Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor
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1996Donovan Mitchell, American basketball player
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1994Elinor Barker, Welsh track cyclist
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1994Maren Lundby, Norwegian former ski jumper
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1994Claire Lejeune, French politician
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1994Jenna McCormick, Australian soccer and Australian Rules Football player
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1994Eva Buurman, Dutch professional racing cyclist
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1994Irina Fetisova, Russian volleyball player
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