On This Day in History

September 7

Historical Events

1714 Treaty of Baden signed by the Holy Roman Empire and France, ending the War of the Spanish Succession; France retains Alsace and Landau, Austria gains east bank of the Rhine

1812 Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Bonaparte 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 John VI, declares Brazil's independence from Portugal (National Day)

The first baby incubator in the U.S.

1888 Edith Eleanor McLean is the first baby to be placed in an incubator, at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward's Island, New York

1909 Eugene Lefebvre becomes the first pilot to die in an aircraft, while test piloting a new French-built Wright biplane at Juvisy

1940 Beginning of The Blitz as the German Luftwaffe bombs London for the first of 57 consecutive nights, losing 41 bombers as the Nazis prepare to invade Britain

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Famous Birthdays

Elizabeth I 1533 - 1603 Grandma Moses 1860 - 1961

Louise Suggs 1923 - 2015 Chrissie Hynde 73rd Birthday

Also Roy DeMeo and Buddy Holly.

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Famous Deaths

Keith Moon 1946 - 1978 Mobutu Sese Seko 1930 - 1997

Also Edward Grey and A. J. P. Taylor.

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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

End of Bare-Knuckle Fighting