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7 September 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2011 - Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the players and coaching staff of the ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, crashed on take-off near Yaroslavl, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 44 of the 45 people on board.2011 aviation accident in Russia
Anniversary
2010 - A Chinese fishing trawler operating in disputed waters collided with Japan Coast Guard patrol boats near the Senkaku Islands, sparking a major diplomatic dispute between the two countries.Commercial vessel designed to operate fishing trawls
Anniversary
2004 - Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada, devastating at least 85 per cent of buildings on the island.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2004
Anniversary
1999 - Three weeks after an earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, a second earthquake struck Athens, causing Greece and Turkey to initiate "earthquake diplomacy".Earthquake in Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Anniversary
1996 - American rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Paradise, Nevada, dying six days later.American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
Historical events
History
2021 - Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.Decentralized digital cryptocurrency
History
2021 - The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.Government in exile formed in 2021
History
2019 - Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.Ukrainian filmmaker and activist (born 1976)
History
2017 - The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.8.2 Mw earthquake and tsunami off of Mexico and Guatemala
History
2012 - Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.Bilateral relations
History
2011 - The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.2011 aviation accident in Russia
History
2010 - A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.Diplomatic dispute between Japan and China
History
2008 - The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Action by the U.S. Treasury to lessen the subprime mortgage crisis
History
2005 - Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.History
1999 - The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affects the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.6.0 Mw earthquake
Notable births
Born
2004 - Tsugumi Aritomo, Japanese entertainerJapanese singer, dancer, model, and actress (born 2004)
Born
1996 - Donovan Mitchell, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Dan Morgenstern, German-American jazz writer and editor (born 1929)American jazz historian (1929–2024)
Died
2023 - Wanda Janicka, Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (born 1923)Polish architect (1923–2023)
Died
2015 - Guillermo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1927)Musical artist
Died
2015 - Voula Zouboulaki, Greek actress (born 1924)Egyptian-born Greek actress
Died
2014 - Kwon Ri-se, South Korean singer (born 1991)South Korean-Japanese singer (1991–2014)
Died
2014 - Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (born 1930)Filipino lawyer and politician
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.9 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
15.36 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
3.30 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.