This Day in History on 7 September

The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.

On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 7 September. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.

Important Days

Important Events

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

1822: Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.

1906: The first Indian bank, the Bank of India, was founded in Mumbai.

1923: The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was established.

1931: Second Round Table Conference started in London.

1965: During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.

1978: The first genetically engineered, synthetic “human” insulin was produced using E. coli bacteria to produce insulin.

2005: Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.

Birth/Birth Anniversary

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

Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

1791: Umaji Naik, Indian revolutionary freedom fighter.

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

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

Sunil Gangopadhyay

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

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

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.

Mammootty

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.

1934: Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (d. 2012)

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

Alok Sharma

1967: Alok Sharma, Indian-English accountant and politician

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

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

1985: Radhika Apte, Indian theatre and film actress.

Death/ Death Anniversary

1601: John Shakespeare, father of William Shakespeare.

Romesh Bhandari

1809: Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, Thai king.

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

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

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

1997: Mukul Anand, Indian film director, and producer.

2013: Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician and diplomat, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (b. 1928)

2020: Govind Swarup, an Indian radio astronomer.

Further Reading

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