On This Day: What happened on 07 September?

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Sep 7, 2022 - 08:12
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On This Day: What happened on 07 September?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 07 September, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 07 SEPTEMBER

2004 | South Africa mourned the death of Beyers Naudé, an anti-apartheid legend and Afrikaner priest.

2019 | Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others were released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

2017 | Equifax announced a cybercriminal identity theft incident that could affect approximately 143 million U.S. consumers.

2012 | Canada officially cut diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and ordering the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, due to its nuclear program and alleged human rights violations.

2011 | A plane crash in Russia killed 43 people, including almost the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.

2010 | A Chinese fishing vessel collided with two Japanese Coast Guard boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.

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BIRTHDAYS 

1956 | American songwriter, Diane Warren.

1970 | American actor, Tom Everett Scott.

1978 | Dutch footballer, Erwin Koen.

1982 | American boxer, Andre Dirrell.

1942 | American sociologist, Jonathan H. Turner.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS 

1964 | American businessman, Walter A. Brown, 59.

2010 | American historian and author, William H. Goetzmann, 80.

1973 | American author and illustrator, Holling C. Holling, 73.

1997 | Former president of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko, 66.

SPORTS

2002 | Scotland drew 2-2 with the Faroe Islands in a Euro qualifier on this day.

ENTERTAINMENT

2012 | On this day, “Anna Karenina” was released in the United Kingdom.

AFRICA FACT

Over 90% of the population of Egypt resides along the Nile River.