Historical Events on September 7.

1. 1812, 7th September – Marching to Moscow, Napoleon’s forces defeated the Russians at the battle of Borodino, 70 miles (112km) west of the city.

2. 1822, 7th September – Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.

3. 1906, 7th September – The first Indian bank, the Bank of India, was founded in Mumbai.

4. 1923, 7th September – The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was established.

5. 1931, 7th September – Second Round Table Conference started in London.

6. 1978, 7th September – The first genetically engineered, synthetic “human” insulin was produced using E. coli bacteria to produce insulin.

7. 2005, 7th September – Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on September 7.

1. 1533 – Elizabeth I, English monarch, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII.

2. 1791 – Umaji Naik, Indian revolutionary freedom fighter.

3. 1807 – Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand.

4. 1860 – “Grandma” Moses (Anna Mary Robertson), an American primitive artist who began painting professionally at the age of 78.

5. 1912 – David Packard, American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist. He was co-founder, with William Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard.

6. 1920 – Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, an Indian writer of modern Bengali literature.

7. 1925 – Bhanumati Ramakrishnan, Indian actress. Widely known as the first female superstar of Telugu cinema and South Indian film industry, she is also known for her works in Tamil cinema.

8. 1933 – Ela Bhatt, an Indian cooperative organizer, activist, and Gandhian. She founded the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA) in 1972. Won Ramon Magsaysay.

9. 1951 – Mammootty, Indian film actor. He works in Malayalam Films.

10. 1977 – Sachin Pilot, Indian politician. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

11. 1983 – Jwala Gutta, Indian badminton player. She has a total of 316 match wins, the most by any Indian player.

12. 1985 – Radhika Apte, Indian theatre and film actress.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on September 7.

1. 1601 – John Shakespeare, father of William Shakespeare.

2. 1809 – Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, Thai king.

3. 1946 – Keith Moon, Drummer with the British rock band The Who.

4. 1991 – Ravi Narayan Reddy, Indian politician. He was a founding member of the Communist Party of India.

5. 1979 – J. G. Navale, Indian cricketer. He was the first wicket-keeper of the Indian cricket team.

6. 1997 – Mukul Anand, Indian film director, and producer.

7. 2020 – Govind Swarup, an Indian radio astronomer.

8. Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.

7-September-1905

Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.

7-September-1906

Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.

7-September-1931

The Second Round Table conference began in London and lasted till 1st December, 1931. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam. Two committees were set up to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both the committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in the future constitution.

7-September-1931

Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.

7-September-1947

Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.

7-September-1955

All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government.

7-September-1965

U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.

7-September-1968

Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.

7-September-1988

President's rule in Mizoram.

7-September-1993

India and China sign border peace accord.

7-September-1995

Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.

7-September-1995

Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.

7-September-1996

First phase of J & K Assembly elections.

7-September-1996

Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.

7-September-1997

Banned Maoist Communist Centre guns down at least 30 CPI (M) liberation activists, including district committee members and workers, at Ankendar village, 40 km from the district headquarters of Chatra in Bihar.

7-September-1998

Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.

7-September-1998

Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77.

7-September-1999

India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.

7-September-1999

Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.

7-September-2000

The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.