Today's Holidays in September 7

✡️ 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. ↗

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🎂 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