WHAT HAPPENED ON 7. SEPTEMBER
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A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. (7. September 70)

Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf – Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. (7. September 1191)

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II landed in Acre, Palestine and started the Sixth Crusade, which resulted in a peaceful restitution of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. (7. September 1228)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. (7. September 1571)

Battle of Breitenfield (30 Years' War) Swedish troops commanded by Gustavus Adolphus win a decisive victory over Catholic Forces. (7. September 1631)

Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan. (7. September 1652)

Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end to all English trading in India. (7. September 1695)

According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist). (7. September 1776)

American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war. (7. September 1778)

French invasion of Russia : The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory. (7. September 1812)

Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim. (7. September 1818)

Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo. (7. September 1822)

Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train. (7. September 1857)

American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. (7. September 1864)

In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens. (7. September 1876)

The Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club, to become one of the oldest Italian football clubs, is established by British expats. (7. September 1893)

The first game of what would become known as rugby league football is played, in England, starting the 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season. (7. September 1895)

The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. (7. September 1901)

Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully. (7. September 1906)

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City. (7. September 1907)

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