Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 7
September 7: Independence Day in Brazil (1822)
- 1191 - Saladin was defeated by the Crusaders in the Battle of Arsuf.
- 1818 - Carl III of Sweden was crowned king of Norway.
- 1940 - The Blitz began when Nazi Germany bombs landed on London, England, the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing.
- 1986 - Desmond Tutu became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.
- 1997 - The first test flight of the F/A-22 Raptor took place.
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