Public Holidays on September 7

• 🇺🇸 Labor Day
• 🇺🇸 Labour Day
• 🌍 Independence Day (Brazil)
• 🌍 Independência do Brasil (Brazil)

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Religious Observances on September 7

• Hindu: Ganesh Chaturthi

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On This Day in History — September 7

• 2017 — The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
• 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.
• 2011 — A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
• 2010 — A Chinese fishing trawler collided with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.
• 2008 — The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
• 2005 — Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.

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Notable Births on September 7

• 1999 — Michelle Creber Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, songwriter and voice actress
• 1995 — George Williams, Welsh footballer
• 1994 — Elinor Barker, Welsh track cyclist
• 1994 — Herman Ese'ese, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 — Tom Opacic, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 — Dale Finucane, Australian rugby league player

Notable Deaths on September 7

• 2015 — Dickie Moore, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2015 — Candida Royalle, American porn actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Guillermo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Voula Zouboulaki, Greek actress (b. 1924)
• 2014 — Jack Cristil, American sportscaster and radio host (b. 1925)
• 2014 — Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (b. 1930)

Sports on September 7

• MLB: Washington Nationals @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 02:10 UTC Scheduled
• Serie A: Lecce @ Cagliari — 16:30 UTC Scheduled
• La Liga: Celta Vigo @ Getafe — 17:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies — 17:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Mets @ Miami Marlins — 17:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Boston Red Sox — 17:35 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on September 8

• 🌍 Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Venezuela)
• 🌍 Day of Asturias (Spain)
• 🌍 Day of Extremadura (Spain)

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On This Day in History — September 8

• 2005 — Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
• 2004 — NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
• 1994 — USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering...
• 1991 — The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
• 1989 — Partnair Flight 394 dived into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as...
• 1988 — Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.

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Notable Births on September 8

• 1995 — Ellie Black, Canadian gymnast
• 1994 — Marco Benassi, Italian footballer
• 1992 — Nino Niederreiter, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1992 — Kilian Pruschke, German footballer
• 1991 — Ignacio González, Mexican footballer
• 1991 — Joe Sugg, British Vlogger

Notable Deaths on September 8

• 2016 — Hannes Arch, Austrian race pilot (b. 1967)
• 2016 — Dragiša Pešić, Montenegrin politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1954)
• 2016 — Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player (b. 1952)
• 2015 — Andrew Kohut, American political scientist and academic (b. 1942)
• 2015 — Tyler Sash, American football player (b. 1988)

Sports on September 8

• MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cincinnati Reds @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 01:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Toronto Blue Jays @ Athletics — 02:05 UTC Scheduled
• UEFA Champions League: LASK Linz @ AEK Athens — 16:45 UTC Scheduled
• UEFA Champions League: Aston Villa @ Club Brugge — 16:45 UTC Scheduled
• UEFA Champions League: Villarreal @ Borussia Dortmund — 19:00 UTC Scheduled

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