September 7: Independence Day in Brazil (1822)
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- 1159 – Pope Alexander III was chosen as the successor of Pope Adrian IV in a disputed election.
- 1778 – Anglo-French War: France invaded the island of Dominica and captured its British fort before the latter even knew that France had allied with the United States.
- 1936 – The last thylacine died in captivity in Hobart Zoo in Australia.
- 1940 – Second World War: The Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other British cities and towns more than 50 consecutive nights.
- 2010 – A Chinese fishing trawler, operating in disputed waters, collided with Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats near the Senkaku Islands, sparking a major diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
John Shakespeare (d. 1601) · Grandma Moses (b. 1860) · Regina Martínez Pérez (b. 1963)
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