October 7th, 1495

Born on October 7th, 1495

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 193,000 days old!

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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

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

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

70

Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

First Margrave of Baden-Durlach

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

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

68

Alessandro Farnese

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)

*October 7th, 1520, Valentano †March 2nd, 1589, Rome

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

69

Scipione Ammirato

Italian historian (1531-1601)

*October 7th, 1531, Lecce †January 11th, 1601, Florence

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

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61

Luigi Alamanni

Italian poet

*March 6th, 1495, Florence †April 18th, 1556, Amboise

57

Petrus Apianus

German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (*1495 – †1552)

*April 16th, 1495, Leisnig †April 21st, 1552, Ingolstadt

48

Clément Marot

French poet (1495-1544)

*December 2nd, 1495, Cahors †September 12th, 1544, Turin

74

Matthäus Alber

(1495-1570)

*December 4th, 1495, Reutlingen †December 1st, 1570, Blaubeuren

67

Jan van Scorel

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1495–1562)

*August 1st, 1495, Schoorl †December 6th, 1562, Utrecht

33

Michele Antonio, Marquess of Saluzzo

Marquess of Saluzzo

*March 26th, 1495, Saluzzo †October 18th, 1528, Aversa

53

Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

Prince of Lüneburg and Baron of Harburg

*August 24th, 1495, Celle †August 11th, 1549, Harburg

49

Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

German noble

*September 18th, 1495, Grünwald †April 22nd, 1545, Landshut

55

John of God

Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker, canonized by the Catholic Church

*March 8th, 1495, Montemor-o-Novo †March 8th, 1550, Granada

63

Erhard Schnepf

German theologian

*November 1st, 1495, Heilbronn †November 1st, 1558, Jena

56

Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Leuchtenberg

*September 24th, 1495, Ansbach †September 23rd, 1552, Karlovy Vary

67

John Bale

Anglican bishop in Ireland

*November 21st, 1495, Covehithe †October 31st, 1563, Canterbury

53

Augustin Schurff

German physicist

*January 6th, 1495, St. Gallen †May 9th, 1548, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

40

Francesco II Sforza

Duke of Milan, 1521-24, 1525-35

*February 4th, 1495, Milan †October 24th, 1535, Vigevano

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1495 is a normal year and no leap year.

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