On This Day in History for September 7
Events in History
- 1251 BC A solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.
- 70 Roman army under General Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem
- 1159 Ottaviano de Montecello elected as anti-Pope
- 1191 Third Crusade: Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the Battle of Arsuf
- 1497 Flemish pretender Perkin Warbeck acclaimed as English King Richard IV on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall
- 1525 Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius ends in the Hague
- 1543 Duke Willem of Gulik surrenders to emperor Charles V
- 1566 Sultan Selim II succeeds to the Ottoman throne
- More Events in History
Weddings in History
- 1963 US politician Nancy D'Alesandro (23) marries businessman Paul Francis Pelosi (23) in Baltimore, Maryland
More Weddings & Divorces in History
September in History
Jesse James – Hero or Cold Killer?
Hailed by some as a folk hero and by others as a cold-bloodied killer, Jesse James, one of America’s most infamous outlaws, was born on this day.
September 5, 1847First Supermarket
Shoppers queuing at the Piggly Wiggly checkouts
September 6, 1916Baby Incubator
The first baby incubator in the U.S. in State Emigrant Hospital in New York
September 7, 1888The Statue of David
A masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, The Statue of David completed by Michelangelo in 1504
September 8, 1504