07 September History
- 1571 - At the Battle of Lepanto in the Mediterranean Sea, the Christian galley fleet destroys the Turkish galley fleet.
- 1630 - The town of Trimontaine, in Massachusetts, is renamed Boston, and becomes the state capital.
- 1701 - England, Austria, and the Netherlands form an Alliance against France.
- 1778 - Shawnee Indians attack and lay siege to Boonesborough, Kentucky.
- 1812 - On the road to Moscow, Napoleon wins a costly victory over the Russians at Borodino.
- 1813 - The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname "Uncle Sam" occurs in the Troy Post.
- 1864 - Union General Phil Sheridan's troops skirmish with the Confederates under Jubal Early outside Winchester, Virginia.
- 1876 - The James-Younger gang botches an attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota.
- 1888 - An incubator is used for the first time on a premature infant.
- 1892 - The first heavyweight-title boxing match fought with gloves under Marquis of Queensbury rules ends when James J. Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round.
- 1912 - French aviator Roland Garros sets an altitude record of 13,200 feet.
- 1916 - The U.S. Congress passes the Workman's Compensation Act.
- 1940 - Germany's blitz against London begins during the Battle of Britain.
- 1942 - The Red Army pushes back the German line northwest of Stalingrad.
- 1954 - Integration of public schools begins in Washington D.C. and Maryland.
07 September Birthdays
- 1533 - Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1558-1603), led her country during the exploration of the New World and war with Spain.
- 1860 - Anna Marie Robertson (Grandma Moses), American folk painter who started her career at age 78, best known for her paintings of rural life.
- 1860 - Edith Sitwell, poet.
- 1900 - Taylor Caldwell, novelist.
- 1909 - Elia Kazan, producer, screenwriter and director who won directing Oscars for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront.
- 1914 - James Alfred Van Allen, discovered and named the two radiation belts surrounding the Earth.
- 1930 - Sonny Rollins, saxophonist.
- 1936 - Buddy Holly, singer, songwriter.