September 7: Independence Day in Brazil (1822); Labour Day in Canada and Labor Day in the United States (2015)
Luftwaffe bomber over Wapping
- 1571 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was arrested for his involvement in a plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 1652 – Chinese peasants on Formosa (Taiwan) began a rebellion against Dutch rule before being suppressed four days later.
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: France invaded the island of Dominica and captured the British fort there before the latter even knew that France had entered the war as an ally of the United States.
- 1940 – Second World War: The German Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other British cities (pictured) and towns for over 50 consecutive nights.
- 1999 – Three weeks after an earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, a major earthquake struck Athens, causing Greece and Turkey to initiate "earthquake diplomacy".
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