October 7th, 1522

Born on October 7th, 1522

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

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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

69

Scipione Ammirato

Italian historian (1531-1601)

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

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

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

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

70

Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

First Margrave of Baden-Durlach

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

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

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

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45

Lamoral, Count of Egmont

General and statesman in Flanders (1522-1568)

*November 18th, 1522, County of Hainaut †June 5th, 1568, City of Brussels

34

Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1527-1553)

*March 28th, 1522, Ansbach †January 8th, 1557, Pforzheim

52

Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1522-1575)

*July 13th, 1522, Kraków †May 28th, 1575, Schöningen

43

Lodovico Ferrari

Italian mathematician (1522-1565)

*February 2nd, 1522, Bologna †October 5th, 1565, Bologna

82

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522-1605)

*September 11th, 1522, Bologna †May 4th, 1605, Bologna

63

Margaret of Parma

Italian noble (1522-1586)

*July 5th, 1522, Oudenaarde †January 18th, 1586, Ortona

74

Joachim von Beust

German judge and author (1522-1597)

*April 19th, 1522, Möckern †February 4th, 1597, Planitz

42

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period

*March 10th, 1522, Yamashiro Province †August 10th, 1564, Iimoriyama Castle

74

Gabriele Paleotti

Italian cardinal

*October 4th, 1522, Bologna †July 22nd, 1597, Rome

23

Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans

French duke

*January 22nd, 1522, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 9th, 1545, Forest-Montiers

28

Charles II de Croÿ

2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd Prince of Chimay and 3rd Count of Beaumont

*July 31st, 1522, Quiévrain †June 24th, 1551, Quiévrain

65

Michael Beuther

German historian (1522-1587)

*October 18th, 1522, Karlstadt am Main †October 27th, 1587, Strasbourg

67

Catherine of Ricci

Italian Dominican Tertiary Religious Sister

*April 23rd, 1522, Florence †February 1st, 1590, Prato

66

Lampert Distelmeyer

German jurist

*February 22nd, 1522, Leipzig †October 12th, 1588, Berlin

54

Heinrich Salmuth

German theologian

*March 2nd, 1522, Schweinfurt †March 20th, 1576, Leipzig

49

Udai Singh II

King of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur (1522-1572)

*August 4th, 1522, Chittorgarh †February 28th, 1572, Gogunda

79

Albert de Gondi

Marshal of France

*November 4th, 1522, Florence †April 12th, 1602, Paris

63

Martin Chemnitz

Lutheran theologian and reformer

*November 9th, 1522, Treuenbrietzen †April 8th, 1586, Brunswick

49

John Jewel

English clergyman and bishop

*May 24th, 1522, Devon †September 23rd, 1571, Monkton Farleigh

68

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert

Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian (1522-1590)

*January 1st, 1522, Amsterdam †October 29th, 1590, Gouda

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1522 is a normal year and no leap year.

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