December 7th, 1421

Born on December 7th, 1421

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 220,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 917 days, exactly on January 4th, 2027, people who were born on December 7th, 1421 will be 221,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 7th?

December 7th, 2015

The JAXA space probe Akatsuki (illustration shown) entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.

December 7th, 2007

A crane barge that had broken free from a tugboat crashed into an oil tanker near Daesan, South Korea, causing the country's worst-ever oil spill.

December 7th, 2005

Spanish authorities captured Croatian Army general Ante Gotovina, who was wanted for war crimes committed during the Croatian War of Independence; he was eventually cleared of all charges.

December 7th, 1995

The Galileo spacecraft (illustration shown) arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

December 7th, 1993

A passenger murdered six people and injured nineteen others on the Long Island Rail Road in Garden City, New York.

December 7th, 1975

The Indonesian military invaded East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism, beginning an occupation.

December 7th, 1972

Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann and Ludwig Stumpfegger near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after Bormann's conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.

December 7th, 1942

Second World War: A small unit of Royal Marines launched Operation Frankton, in which they damaged six ships in the port of Bordeaux in German-occupied France.

December 7th, 1936

Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

December 7th, 1869

American outlaw Jesse James committed his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

December 7th, 1862

American Civil War: The Battle of Prairie Grove ended a Confederate attempt to regain control of northwestern Arkansas.

December 7th, 1837

British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion.

December 7th, 0574

Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son.

January 1st, 1970

Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state.

December 7th, 2011

The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign.

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

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

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)

*December 7th, 1863, Livorno †August 2nd, 1945, Rome

31

Sfera Ebbasta

Italian singer and rapper (1992-)

*December 7th, 1992, Sesto San Giovanni

44

Sara Bareilles

American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

*December 7th, 1979, Eureka

81

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

*December 7th, 1598, Naples †November 28th, 1680, Rome

71

Theodor Schwann

German physiologist

*December 7th, 1810, Santiago †January 11th, 1882, Cologne

60

Johann Nestroy

Austrian playwright, actor and singer

*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, Graz

59

Ilse Aigner

German politician (CSU)

*December 7th, 1964, Feldkirchen-Westerham

58

Jeffrey Wright

American actor (born 1965)

*December 7th, 1965, Washington, D.C.

59

Patrick Fabian

American actor

*December 7th, 1964, Pittsburgh

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

41

Jack Huston

British actor

*December 7th, 1982, King's Lynn

83

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

75

Gary Morris

American singer

*December 7th, 1948, Fort Worth

55

Landry Chauvin

French association football manager (born 1968)

*December 7th, 1968, Château-Gontier

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Born in 1421

49

Henry VI of England

King of England (1421–1471)

*December 6th, 1421, Windsor Castle †May 21st, 1471, Tower of London

39

Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland

English noble

*July 25th, 1421, Leconfield †March 29th, 1461, Battle of Towton

40

Charles, Prince of Viana

King of Navarre

*May 29th, 1421, Peñafiel †September 23rd, 1461, Barcelona

59

Barbara of Brandenburg

Marchioness of Mantua

*November 30th, 1421, Margraviate of Brandenburg †November 7th, 1481, Mantua

42

Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici

Italian banker

*June 3rd, 1421, Florence †November 1st, 1463, Florence

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances) which are celebrated on December 7th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1421 is a normal year and no leap year.

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