On September 7, history records 60 notable events, 239 famous births and 133 deaths, spanning the years 878 to 1764.
Events on this day include: Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. (878); Pope Alexander III is chosen. (1159).
Notable people born on September 7 include Emperor Suzaku (923), Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr (1395), Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (1438).
Notable figures who died on this day include Sima Yi (251), Claudius Silvanus (355), Emperor Xuānzong of Tang (762).
Events on 7 September 60
See all →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]
Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
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.
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.
War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.
Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Birthdays on 7 September 239
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Deaths on 7 September 133
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