October 7th, 1514

Born on October 7th, 1514

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

68

Alessandro Farnese

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)

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

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

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

69

Scipione Ammirato

Italian historian (1531-1601)

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

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

70

Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

First Margrave of Baden-Durlach

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

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

Same year
Born in 1514

49

Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos

62

Tahmasp I

Safavid Shah of Iran from 1524 to 1576

*February 22nd, 1514, Isfahan †May 14th, 1576, Qazvin

60

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

*February 16th, 1514, Feldkirch †December 4th, 1574, Košice

59

Otto Truchsess von Waldburg

Catholic cardinal

*February 26th, 1514, Schloss Scheer †April 2nd, 1573, Rome

60

Guidobaldo II della Rovere

Italian condottiero

*April 2nd, 1514, Urbino †September 28th, 1574, Urbino

46

Amago Haruhisa

Japanese warlord

*March 8th, 1514, Izumo Province †January 9th, 1561, Gassantoda Castle

33

Lorenzino de' Medici

Italian writer and assassin (1514-1548)

*March 22nd, 1514, Florence †February 26th, 1548, Venice

73

Joachim Mynsinger von Frundeck

German judge

*August 13th, 1514, Stuttgart †May 3rd, 1588, Helmstedt

73

Joachim I. von Alvensleben

German politician and theologian (1514-1588)

*April 7th, 1514, Schloss Hundisburg †February 12th, 1588, Burg Alvensleben

42

Philip, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1552-1557)

*September 12th, 1514, Schwerin †January 4th, 1557, Güstrow

62

García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca

Spanish noble and admiral

*August 29th, 1514, Villafranca del Bierzo †May 31st, 1577, Naples

43

John Cheke

16th-century English classical scholar and statesman

*June 16th, 1514, Cambridge †September 13th, 1557, London

73

Wiguleus Hund

German historian

*July 22nd, 1514, Geltendorf †February 28th, 1588, Munich

73

Hai Rui

Chinese politician (1514-1587)

*January 23rd, 1514, Qiongshan District †November 13th, 1587, Nanjing

57

Joachim Mörlin

German bishop (1514-1571)

*April 5th, 1514, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †May 29th, 1571, Königsberg

52

Johannes Herold

(1514-1567)

*December 17th, 1514, Höchstädt an der Donau †June 17th, 1567, Basel

75

Philip IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

*September 20th, 1514, Babenhausen †February 19th, 1590, Lichtenberg

66

Andreas Musculus

German theologian

*November 29th, 1514, Schneeberg †September 29th, 1581, Frankfurt (Oder)

66

Michael Toxites

(1514-1581)

*July 19th, 1514, Sterzing †January 1st, 1581, Haguenau

71

Petreius Tiara

Professor of Greek at Leiden University

*July 15th, 1514, Workum †February 8th, 1586, Franeker

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1514 is a normal year and no leap year.

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