Daily Calendar for Saturday, September 7, 2024
Born
- Queen Elizabeth I of England –
- Grandma Moses (painter) –
- J. P. Morgan Jr. (financier) –
- Elia Kazan (director) –
- Anthony Quayle (actor) –
- Buddy Holly (singer) –
- Gloria Gaynor (singer) –
- Julie Kavner (actress) –
- Chrissie Hynde (singer) –
- Devon Sawa (actor) –
- Evan Rachel Wood (actress) –
- Gracie Abrams (singer) –
Died
- Catherine Parr (widow of Henry VIII of England) –
- Maurice Duplessis (former premier of Quebec) –
- Keith Moon (musician) –
- Uzi Gal (invented the Uzi submachine gun) –
- Gregory Mcdonald (author) –
Events
- Edith Eleanor McLean was the first baby to be placed in an incubator –
- First automobile parade, Newport, Rhode Island –
- First international lifeboat race took place, New York City –
- First Canadian Official Languages Act went into effect –
- The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut –
- Google Inc. was founded –
Weather
- New England and New York experienced a widespread killing frost, resulting in a $1 million crop loss in Maine –
- 105 degrees F, Santa Ana, California –
- 109 degrees F in Weldon, North Carolina –
- Football players at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, were knocked off their feet by a violent bolt of lightning –
- Calgary was deluged by hail that caused approximately $350 million in insured losses, making this hailstorm the costliest on record in Canada. –
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