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Historical events & facts — September 7
What happened on September 7?
On September 7, 1822, Prince Pedro de Braganza proclaimed the independence of Brazil on the banks of the Ipiranga river, in a gesture known as the Cry of Independence. Brazil became the only country in Latin America to gain independence peacefully from its metropolis and to choose monarchy as its form of government for nearly seventy years.
On September 7, 1812, Napoleon's army and the Russian army of General Kutuzov clashed at the Battle of Borodino, 120 kilometres from Moscow, in the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. More than 70,000 soldiers died in a single day. Napoleon won the battlefield but could not destroy the Russian army.
On September 7, 1927, American inventor Philo Farnsworth made the first successful demonstration of electronic television in his San Francisco laboratory, transmitting an image of a straight line. Just 21 years old, Farnsworth had achieved what no engineer had managed before: transmitting moving images with no mechanical parts.
Notable birthdays — September 7
Famous people born on September 7
August Toepler
August Joseph Ignaz Toepler was a German chemist and physicist known for his experiments in electrostatics.
Graeme Bell
Graeme Emerson Bell, AO, MBE was an Australian Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader. According to The Age, his "band's music was hailed for its distinctive Australian edge, which he describes as 'nice larrikinism' and 'a happy Aussie outdoor feel'".
Donald J. Irwin
Donald Jay Irwin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district, Connecticut State Treasurer and mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut.
John Paul Getty Jr.
Sir John Paul Getty, known widely as John Paul Getty Jr., was a British-American businessman, philanthropist, and book collector. He was the third son of the American-born British oil tycoon J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), who was once the richest man in the world. His mother was J. Paul Getty's fourth wife, Ann Rork.
Oleg Lobov
Oleg Ivanovich Lobov was a Russian politician who served as acting First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic from 19 April 1991 to 15 November 1991 and also was acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR from 26 September 1991 to 15 November 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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