October 7th, 1540

Born on October 7th, 1540

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

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What happened on October 7th?

October 7th, 1840

William II became King of the Netherlands after his father William I abdicated the throne.

October 7th, 2023

The military wing of the Palestinian nationalist Islamist political organization Hamas massacred people attending an open-air music festival in southern Israel.

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

In a death that Rudolf Steiner terms a voluntary sacrifice and that inspires Edith Maryon's relief In Memory of Theo Faiss (pictured), seven-year-old Theo Faiss was crushed by an overturned horse wagon.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1540

73

El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541–1614)

*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo

55

Francis Drake

English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)

*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo

25

Alfonso Carafa

Italian cardinal

*July 16th, 1540, Naples †August 29th, 1565, Naples

19

Irene di Spilimbergo

Italian painter (1538-1559)

*January 1st, 1540, Spilimbergo †December 15th, 1559, Venice

57

Won Gyun

Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty (1540 -1597)

*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, Geoje

74

Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton

English aristocrat and courtier (1540-1614)

*February 25th, 1540, Norfolk †June 15th, 1614, London

42

Magnus, Duke of Holstein

Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia

*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, Piltene

58

Paolo Paruta

Italian historian (1540-1598)

*May 14th, 1540, Venice †December 6th, 1598, Venice

91

Thomas Allen

English mathematician (c. 1540 – 1632)

*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College

70

Johann Debel

*April 11th, 1540, Remda †August 25th, 1610

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Leap year

Yes: 1540 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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