September 7th is known as Superhuman Day and Buy A Book Day.
We’ve made it to the 251st day of the year! There are 115 days remaining in 2024.
Is today a special day for you? It’s a special day for us! Here we’re going to look at what historical events happened on this day, as well as some notable celebrities that were born on this day.
Did you know that on this day in 1995, NASA launched the STS-69 from the Kennedy Space Center? This was the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about September 7th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on September 7 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2021
El Salvador established Bitcoin as legal tender.
Many considered the move a game changer, as it was the first case of a nation officially accepting cryptocurrency as legal currency. The law requires all businesses in El Salvador to accept Bitcoin as payment, providing they have the technological means to do so.
2014
Asteroid 2014 RC passed safely by Earth at a distance of 24,800 miles away.
The 72 feet (22 meters) wide asteroid was one of the closest asteroids to pass by earth.
2006
Sacha Baron Cohen’s mockumentary “Borat” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
However, the projector broke twenty minutes into the showing, and all attempts to fix the equipment failed. So, the film was successfully screened the following night.
Famous Births
Is today your birthday? If so, you share this special day with Michael Emerson! Check out more famous people born on this day below.
1996
Donovan Mitchell
American
Basketball Player
Age:
28 years old
Born In:
New York, USA
1987
Evan Rachel Wood
American
Actress
Age:
37 years old
Born In:
North Carolina, USA
1966
Toby Jones
English
Actor
Age:
58 years old
Born In:
England, UK
Famous Deaths
Unfortunately, September 7th has also been a day where we’ve had to say some goodbyes over the years…
1992
2018
Mac Miller
American
Rapper
1992
2018
Mac Miller
Mac Miller was an American rapper born on January 19, 1992. He died on this day in 2018, at age 26 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Died On:
Sep 7, 2018 (Age 26)
Died In:
California, USA
Special Holidays
Looking for a reason to celebrate? Well, here’s a few! These unique holidays are sure to bring some enjoyment to your day.
Superhuman Day
Superhuman Day celebrates all the people around the world who were born with disabilities but decided not to let that stop them from making the most of life. Today is all about honoring these incredible men and women for their perseverance and courage.
National Buy A Book Day
Have you noticed that more and more bookstores are closing down? Reading books is going out of fashion, partially because people don’t read as much anymore but mainly because we all have e-readers! So do your part to help preserve book culture today by buying a book!
THe Fact Site’s
Fun Fact Of The Day
There is such an expansive collection of books under the British library in their archive that if a person could read five books per day, it would take 80,000 years to complete.
Birthday & Zodiac
People who were born on September 7th share the Virgo star sign.
Virgos are kind, gentle, supportive, and always like to help people. They use their intellect and resourcefulness to solve complex problems.
Anyone born in September has the Sapphire birthstone. Did you know that the ancient Persians believed the earth sat on a giant sapphire, which was the reason why the sky is blue?
Those who were born on Sep 7 were likely conceived the previous year on December 15.
A baby that is conceived on this day will be born around May 31, 2025.
