September 7Battle of Arsuf by French painter loi Firmin Fron1191 Third Crusade: Crusaders under RichardI of England defeated Ayyubid troops under Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf (depicted) in present-day Israel.1916 World War I: The Supreme War Command was established to oversee the armed forces of all the Central Powers.1984 An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat that was disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo killed seven soldiers and policemen.1999 Three weeks after an earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, a second earthquake struck Athens, causing Greece and Turkey to initiate "earthquake diplomacy".2011 Yak-Service Flight9633, 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.Robert Estienne (d.1559)Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet (b.1629)Peggy Noonan (b.1950)Tamurbek Dawletschin (d.1983)More anniversaries: September 6September 7September 8ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout