October 7th, 1240

Born on October 7th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 783 days, exactly on July 19th, 2026, people who were born on October 7th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 7th?

October 7th, 2023

2023 Hamas led_attack on Israel happened as Hamas attacked Israel starting the Israel–Hamas war

October 7th, 2008

2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry.

October 7th, 2006

Anna Politkovskaya (pictured), a Russian journalist and human-rights activist, was assassinated in the elevator of her apartment block in Moscow.

October 7th, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army conducted an air strike on Banski Dvori, the official residence of the president of Croatia in Zagreb.

October 7th, 1988

Near Point Barrow in Alaska, an Iñupiat hunter discovered three gray whales trapped in pack ice, which resulted in an international effort to free them.

October 7th, 1985

During severe floods in Puerto Rico, about 130 people died as a result of the deadliest single landslide on record in North America.

October 7th, 1944

The Holocaust: Sonderkommando work-unit members in Auschwitz concentration camp revolted upon learning that they were due to be killed; although a few managed to escape, most were massacred on the same day.

October 7th, 1916

Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.

October 7th, 1914

Japan captured Pohnpei from Germany, eventually leading to large-scale Japanese immigration to Micronesia.

October 7th, 1878

The state funeral of Mindon Min (pictured), who ruled Myanmar for 25 years, took place; his death was reportedly preceded by strange omens, and his senior princes were unable to attend as they had all been arrested.

October 7th, 1868

Ōdate, the last castle of the Satake clan in Japan's Tōhoku region, was captured during the Boshin War.

October 7th, 1800

The French privateer Robert Surcouf led a 150-man crew to capture the 40-gun, 437-man East Indiaman Kent.

October 7th, 1780

American Revolutionary War: Patriots and Loyalist militias engaged each other at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

October 7th, 1763

King George III issued a royal proclamation that forbade British settlement of much of newly acquired French territory in North America, reserving the land for indigenous peoples.

October 7th, 1571

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The Battle of Lepanto was fought near the Gulf of Corinth, a significant setback for the Ottoman Empire and the last major naval battle fought entirely with galleys.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 7th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 7th?

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

90

Desmond Tutu

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)

*October 7th, 1931, Munsieville †December 26th, 2021, Cape Town

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis

*October 7th, 1849, Greenfield †July 22nd, 1916, Indianapolis

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

35

Diego Costa

Spanish-Brazilian association football player

*October 7th, 1988, Lagarto

76

Harry Kroto

British chemist (1939-2016)

*October 7th, 1939, Wisbech †April 30th, 2016, Lewes

68

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist (born 1955)

*October 7th, 1955, Paris

55

Thom Yorke

English musician and singer for Radiohead

*October 7th, 1968, Wellingborough

49

Charlotte Perrelli

Swedish singer

*October 7th, 1974, Hovmantorp

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

*October 7th, 1920, Obertiefenbach †August 21st, 2012, Schönau am Königsee

19

Letizia Roscher

German figure skater

*October 7th, 2004, Chemnitz

72

Reid Shelton

American actor (1924-1997)

*October 7th, 1924, Salem †June 8th, 1997, Portland

80

Clive James

Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939–2019)

*October 7th, 1939, Kogarah †November 24th, 2019, Cambridge

44

Heinrich Himmler

German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS and main architect of the Holocaust (1900–1945)

*October 7th, 1900, Munich †May 23rd, 1945, Lüneburg

64

Simon Cowell

English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive

*October 7th, 1959, London Borough of Lambeth

56

Toni Braxton

American singer

*October 7th, 1967, Severn

50

Dida

Brazilian association football player, born 1973

*October 7th, 1973, Irará

88

Thomas Keneally

Australian novelist

*October 7th, 1935, Sydney

56

María Corina perra

Venezuelan politician

*October 7th, 1967, Caracas

44

Tang Wei

Chinese actress

*October 7th, 1979, Hangzhou

43

Edison Chen

Hong Kong singer, actor, and fashion designer

*October 7th, 1980, Vancouver

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818)

*October 7th, 1748, Stockholm †February 5th, 1818, Stockholm

45

Alesha Dixon

British singer, rapper and dancer

*October 7th, 1978, Welwyn Garden City

85

Marin Karmitz

French businessman, film director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 7th, 1938, Bucharest

77

Alfred Drake

American actor (1914-1992)

*October 7th, 1914, New York City †July 25th, 1992, New York City

77

Georges Duby

French historian (1919–1996)

*October 7th, 1919, 10th arrondissement of Paris †December 3rd, 1996, Le Tholonet

87

Joanna Glass

Canadian writer

*October 7th, 1936, Saskatoon

44

Shawn Ashmore

Canadian actor

*October 7th, 1979, Richmond

41

Ulrike Meinhof

German left-wing journalist and militant (1934–1976)

*October 7th, 1934, Oldenburg †May 9th, 1976, Stuttgart

79

Jean Arthuis

French politician

*October 7th, 1944, Saint-Martin-du-Bois

75

Diane Ackerman

Author, poet, naturalist

*October 7th, 1948, Waukegan

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Public holidays on October 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 7th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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