Also on September 7
🏛️ Public Holidays
US: Labor Day, Labour Day
Also observed in: Independence Day (BR) · Independência do Brasil (BR)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Hindu: Ganesh Chaturthi major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 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... ↗
- 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. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 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
🏀 Sports on this Date
- MLB: Washington Nationals @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 02:10 Final
- Serie A: Lecce @ Cagliari — 16:30 Full Time
- La Liga: Celta Vigo @ Getafe — 17:00 Full Time
- MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies — 17:05 Final
- MLB: New York Mets @ Miami Marlins — 17:10 Final
- MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Boston Red Sox — 17:35 Final