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60 events  ·  133 deaths  ·  239 births

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Year 878

Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.

Year 1159

Pope Alexander III is chosen.

Year 1191

Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.

Year 1228

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]

Year 1303

Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.

Year 1571

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

Year 1652

Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.

Year 1695

Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.

Year 1706

War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.

Year 1764

Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 10

Birthdays on 7 September 239

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Emperor Suzaku
Emperor Suzaku
b. 923 – d. 952
Suzaku, emperor of Japan (d. 952)
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr
b. 1395 – d. 1427
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (d. 1427)
Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
b. 1438 – d. 1471
Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (d. 1471)
Henry, Count of Württemberg
Henry, Count of Württemberg
b. 1448 – d. 1519
Henry, Count of Württemberg-Montbéliard (1473-1482) (d. 1519)
Sebastian Newdigate
Sebastian Newdigate
b. 1500 – d. 1535
Sebastian Newdigate, Carthusian monk and martyr (d. 1535)
Thomas Erastus
Thomas Erastus
b. 1524 – d. 1583
Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologian (d. 1583)
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
b. 1533 – d. 1603
Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
Paul I, Prince Esterházy
Paul I, Prince Esterházy
b. 1635 – d. 1713
Paul I, Prince Esterházy, Hungarian prince (d. 1713)
Tokugawa Ietsuna
Tokugawa Ietsuna
b. 1641 – d. 1680
Tokugawa Ietsuna, Japanese shogun (d. 1680)
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona
b. 1650 – d. 1725
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona (d. 1725)
Maria Anna of Austria
Maria Anna of Austria
b. 1683 – d. 1754
Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1754)
Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
b. 1694 – d. 1763
Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish Minister of State (d. 1763)

Deaths on 7 September 133

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Sima Yi
Sima Yi
d. 251 (b. 179)
Sima Yi, Chinese general and politician (b. 179)
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Claudius Silvanus
d. 355
Claudius Silvanus, Roman general
Emperor Xuānzong of Tang
Emperor Xuānzong of Tang
d. 762 (b. 685)
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (d. 762)
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Meng Zhixiang
d. 934 (b. 874)
Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general (b. 874)
Alfonso the Battler
Alfonso the Battler
d. 1134 (b. 1073)
Alfonso the Battler, Spanish emperor (b. 1073)
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
d. 1151 (b. 1113)
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (b. 1113)
William of the White Hands
William of the White Hands
d. 1202 (b. 1135)
William of the White Hands, French cardinal (b. 1135)
Viola, Duchess of Opole
Viola, Duchess of Opole
d. 1251
Viola, Duchess of Opole
Ferdinand IV of Castile
Ferdinand IV of Castile
d. 1312 (b. 1285)
Ferdinand IV of Castile (b. 1285)
Andrea Dandolo
Andrea Dandolo
d. 1354 (b. 1306)
Andrea Dandolo, doge of Venice (b. 1306)
Joan of the Tower
Joan of the Tower
d. 1362 (b. 1321)
Joan of the Tower (b. 1321)
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
d. 1464 (b. 1412)
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1412)