October 7th, 1442

Born on October 7th, 1442

Age in days, weeks and months
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... 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

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis

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

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

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

61

Frederick I of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*October 7th, 1471, Haderslev †April 10th, 1533, Gottorf Castle

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

35

Diego Costa

Spanish-Brazilian association football player

*October 7th, 1988, Lagarto

70

Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

First Margrave of Baden-Durlach

*October 7th, 1482, Pforzheim †February 6th, 1553, Sulzburg

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

33

Elizabeth of Luxembourg

Princess and Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia, and Regent of Hungary

*October 7th, 1409, Visegrád †December 19th, 1442, Győr

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40

Edward IV of England

King from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483

*April 28th, 1442, Rouen †April 9th, 1483, Westminster

44

Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus

Queen Regnant of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia

*November 30th, 1442, Nicosia †July 16th, 1487, Rome

69

Oswald I van den Bergh

28 Feb 1442 - 1506

*February 28th, 1442, 's-Heerenberg †May 3rd, 1511, Zaltbommel

56

Galeotto I Pico

15th-century Italian soldier and nobleman

*August 3rd, 1442, Mirandola †April 7th, 1499, Mirandola

76

Vannozza dei Cattanei

Italian noble

*July 13th, 1442, Mantua †November 24th, 1518, Rome

37

Margaret of Bavaria, Marchioness of Mantua

Marchioness consort of Mantua (1442-1479)

*January 10th, 1442, Munich †October 23rd, 1479, Mantua

80

Johannes Nuhn

German author and historian

*January 25th, 1442, Bad Hersfeld †January 1st, 1523

31

Anna von Lichtenberg

(1442-1474)

*October 25th, 1442, Lichtenau †January 24th, 1474

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Public holidays on October 7th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1442 is a normal year and no leap year.

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