In 1970, a West Virginia housewife, Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, initiated a campaign to set aside a special day just for Grandparents. In 1978, the United States Congress passed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. The proclamation was signed by President Jimmy Carter. (September was chosen to signify the “autumn years” of life.) Read more about Grandparents Day here!
Daily Calendar for Sunday, September 7, 2025
The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores.
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. –
