September 7th is such a momentous day in history, isn’t it? Just look at everything that happened! Here’s some highlights:
1533 - Queen Elizabeth I of England is born
1776 - World’s first submarine attack
1864 - American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated
1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends
1921 - In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
1927 - The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth
1936 - Buddy Holly is born
1940 - Dario Argento (Italian film director) is born
1945 - Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December of 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.
1951 - Chrissie Hynde and Mark Isham (musicians) are born
1953 - Benmont Tench (musician) is born
1954 - Corbin Bernsen (actor, L.A. Law) is born
1954 - Michael Emerson (actor, Lost) is born
1955 - Mira Furlan (actress, Babylon 5, Lost) is born
1956 - Diane Warren (songwriter) is born
1963 - Eazy-E (rapper) is born
1963 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
1967 - Toby Jones (actor) is born
1969 - Angie Everhart (model) and Diana Farr (actress, Rescue Me) are born
1970 - Tom Everett Scott (actor) is born
1973 - Shannon Elizabeth (actress, American Pie) is born
1978 - Keith Moon (musician) dies
1987 - Evan Rachel Wood (actress) is born
1994 - James Clavell (author) dies
1998 - Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University
2003 - Warren Zevon (musician) dies
Latre.
Videogame(s) Played Yesterday: Heavenly Sword (PS3)
7 responses so far ↓
1 Bill the Galactic Hero // Sep 7, 2008 at 11:10 am
Secretly shameless ;D
Have a great day celebrating all those wonderful people born on 7 Sept.
2 Lorrie // Sep 7, 2008 at 3:42 pm
All the cool people were born on September 7, weren’t they?
3 InfK // Sep 7, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Is this entry an example of Top 20 Blogging Tips #7, or #9…?
4 DMR // Sep 8, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Happy Sept. 7!!!
5 Lisa // Sep 9, 2008 at 6:06 am
I never understood why lists like this say things like “Buddy Holly is born” instead of “Buddy Holly was born.”
6 Flasshe // Sep 9, 2008 at 11:00 am
I never understood why lists like this say things like “Buddy Holly is born” instead of “Buddy Holly was born.”
Well, that was my own convention on the birth/death stuff. Although I was following the present tense standard of the historical events I copy/pasted. I guess they want to make it sound more immediate - you are there as the Boxer Rebellion ends!
7 shaila // Sep 16, 2008 at 8:44 am
me tooo born on 7th sept 1987…!!!!!!! yuppieeeeeeeee