October 7th, 1604

Born on October 7th, 1604

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

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

50

Florimond de Beaune

French jurist and mathematician (1601–1652)

*October 7th, 1601, Blois †August 18th, 1652, Blois

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

72

Wang Fuzhi

Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher (1619–1692)

*October 7th, 1619, Hengyang †February 18th, 1692

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

71

William Laud

Archbishop of Canterbury

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

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

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

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Born in 1604

17

Osman II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*November 3rd, 1604, Istanbul †May 20th, 1622, Istanbul

56

Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet

English writer, politician, and commander in the Parliamentary army (1604-1661)

*September 13th, 1604, Handforth †April 7th, 1661, Croydon Palace

84

George Ent

English scientist and physician; (1604-1689)

*November 6th, 1604, Sandwich †October 13th, 1689, Holborn

64

Frans Luycx

Flemish Baroque painter (1604–1668)

*April 17th, 1604, Antwerp †May 1st, 1668, Vienna

44

Claudia de' Medici

Archduchess of Austria (1604-1648)

*June 4th, 1604, Palazzo Pitti †December 25th, 1648, Innsbruck

43

Francesco Brunetti

Italian historian and writer

*November 30th, 1604, Campli †November 30th, 1647, Campli

52

John IV of Portugal

King of Portugal

*March 19th, 1604, Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa †November 6th, 1656, Ribeira Palace

45

Jean Morin

French painter (c.1590-1650)

*November 30th, 1604, Paris †June 6th, 1650, Paris

66

Johann Rudolf Glauber

German-Dutch alchemist (1604-1670)

*March 10th, 1604, Karlstadt am Main †March 16th, 1670, Amsterdam

46

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1604–1651)

*August 12th, 1604, Edo Castle †June 8th, 1651, Edo Castle

46

Bodo von Hodenberg

German author (1604-1650)

*April 3rd, 1604, Hodenhagen †September 20th, 1650, Osterode am Harz

47

Heinrich Albert

German composer and poet

*July 8th, 1604, Bad Lobenstein †October 6th, 1651, Königsberg

75

John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Dutch soldier and administrator (1604–1679)

*June 17th, 1604, Dillenburg †December 20th, 1679, Bedburg-Hau

71

Charles IV of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine and Bar (1604-1675)

*April 5th, 1604, Nancy †September 18th, 1675, Allenbach

68

Dorothea Diana of Salm-Mörchingen

Countess of Hanau

*July 25th, 1604, Créhange †December 19th, 1672, Wœrth

65

Andrea Vaccaro

Italian painter (1604-1670)

*May 8th, 1604, Naples †January 18th, 1670, Naples

21

Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

(1604-1626)

*December 6th, 1604, Kassel †August 27th, 1626, Lutter am Barenberge

68

Johannes Bach

German composer and musician

*November 26th, 1604, Günthersleben-Wechmar †May 13th, 1673, Erfurt

57

Christoph Tinctorius

German university teacher and writer (1604-1662)

*November 7th, 1604, Srokowo †April 13th, 1662, Königsberg

37

Louis, Count of Soissons

French noble

*May 1st, 1604, Paris †July 6th, 1641, Battle of La Marfée

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Leap year

Yes: 1604 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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