How Many Days Until September 7?

This day in history: September 7

1. 1984

   An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat that was disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo killed seven soldiers and policemen.

2. 1986

   Desmond Tutu became the first black leader of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

3. 1996

   American rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Paradise, Nevada, dying six days later.

4. 1999

   Three weeks after an earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, a second earthquake struck Athens, causing Greece and Turkey to initiate "earthquake diplomacy".

5. 2004

   Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada, devastating at least 85 per cent of buildings on the island.

6. 2010

   A Chinese fishing trawler operating in disputed waters collided with Japan Coast Guard patrol boats near the Senkaku Islands, sparking a major diplomatic dispute between the two countries.

7. 2011

   Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the players and coaching staff of the ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, crashed on take-off near Yaroslavl, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 44 of the 45 people on board.

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