On This Day — September 7th
September 7th is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 115 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1159 – Pope Alexander III was chosen as the successor of Pope Adrian IV in a disputed election.
1652 – Chinese peasants on Formosa (now Taiwan) began a rebellion against Dutch rule before being suppressed four days later.
1927 – American inventor Philo Farnsworth transmitted the first images using his all-electronic television system.
1984 – An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat that was disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo killed seven soldiers and policemen.
2011 – Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the players and coaching staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team, crashed near the Russian city of Yaroslavl, killing all but one of those aboard.
Celebrity Birthdays
Tony Jones turns 52
Leslie Jones turns 51
Shannon Elizabeth turns 45
Oliver Hudson turns 42
Evan Rachel Wood turns 31
I had no idea that Leslie Jones was that old
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