October 7th, 1566

Born on October 7th, 1566

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

71

William Laud

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 7th, 1573, Reading †January 10th, 1645, Tower Hill

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

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

60

Volkert Overlander

Lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam

*October 7th, 1570, Amsterdam †October 18th, 1630, The Hague

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

38

Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg

German abbess

*October 7th, 1571, Weimar †March 7th, 1610, Quedlinburg

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

69

Scipione Ammirato

Italian historian (1531-1601)

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

Same year
Born in 1566

58

James VI and I

King of Scotland (1566–1625), England and Ireland (1603–25)

*June 19th, 1566, Edinburgh †March 27th, 1625, Theobalds House

37

Mehmed III

13th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603

*May 26th, 1566, Manisa †December 22nd, 1603, Constantinople

67

Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain

Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria (1566-1633)

*October 12th, 1566, Palace of Valsain †December 1st, 1633, Brussels metropolitan area

65

Sigismund III Vasa

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 until 1632 and King of Sweden from 1592 until 1599

*June 20th, 1566, Gripsholm Castle †April 30th, 1632, Warsaw

50

Anna von Kettler

(1567-1617)

*November 30th, 1566, Jelgava †September 19th, 1617, Tykocin

58

Francesco Contarini

Doge of Venice

*November 28th, 1566, Venice †December 6th, 1624, Venice

41

Magdalena de Pazzi

Italian Carmelite mystic and saint (1566-1607)

*April 2nd, 1566, Florence †May 25th, 1607, Florence

54

Jan Jesenius

Czech philosopher, doctor, politician and science writer (1566-1621)

*December 27th, 1566, Wrocław †June 21st, 1621, Old Town Square

47

Carlo Gesualdo

Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613)

*March 8th, 1566, Venosa †September 8th, 1613, Gesualdo

33

Julien Perrichon

French composer

*November 6th, 1566, Paris †January 1st, 1600, Paris

60

Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess Consort of Saxe-Lauenburg (1566-1626)

*January 13th, 1566, Schladen †August 13th, 1626, Lauenburg/Elbe

58

Giuseppe Biancani

Italian mathematician and selenographer

*March 8th, 1566, Bologna †June 7th, 1624, Parma

63

John Heminges

English actor

*November 25th, 1566, Droitwich Spa †October 10th, 1630, London

68

Daniel Colonius

Dutch theologian

*September 27th, 1566, Ghent †August 16th, 1635, Leiden

60

Edward Alleyn

English actor (1566–1626)

*September 1st, 1566, City of London †November 25th, 1626, London

70

Alessandro Piccinini

Italian lutenist and composer

*December 30th, 1566, Bologna †November 30th, 1637, Bologna

52

Marie of the Incarnation

French Discalced Carmelite beatified nun

*February 1st, 1566, Tours †April 18th, 1618, Pontoise

70

Philipp Uffenbach

German artist (1566-1636)

*January 15th, 1566, Frankfurt †April 6th, 1636, Frankfurt

75

Bartholomäus Anhorn der Ältere

Swiss historian

*July 1st, 1566, Fläsch †January 29th, 1642, Gais

55

Anna Juliana Gonzaga

Italian-born Archduchess of Austria and Religious Sister

*January 17th, 1566, Mantua †August 3rd, 1621, Innsbruck

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No: With 365 days 1566 is a normal year and no leap year.

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