On This Day in History September 7, 2023

Historical Events 70  Roman army under General Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem 1714  Treaty of Baden signed by the Holy Roman Empire and France, ending the War of the Spanish Succession; French retain Alsace and Landau, Austria gets east bank of Rhine 1812  Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Bonapartre wins a pyrrhic victory against Russian General Mikhail Kutuzov in the most ferocious battle of the Napoleonic era, 70,000 are killed 1822  Pedro I, son of King Joao VI declares Brazil's independence from Portugal (National Day) 1888  Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island, New York 1909  Eugene Lefebvre becomes first pilot to die in an airplane craft, while test piloting new French-built Wright biplane at Juvisy 1940  Beginning of The Blitz as the German Luftwaffe bomb London for the 1st of 57 consecutive nights losing 41 bombers as the Nazis prepare to invade Britain Famous Birthdays Buddy Holly 1936 - 1959 Chrissie Hynde 72nd Birthday Elizabeth I 1533 - 1603 Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1836 - 1908 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Edward Grey 1862 - 1933 Keith Moon 1946 - 1978 More Famous Deaths September 7: The Boxing Match That Lasted 111 Rounds American John L Sullivan reigned as world boxing champion for ten years – until new rules tamed the sport and put a stop to bare-knuckle fighting Read the Article