October 7th, 1627

Born on October 7th, 1627

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 144,000 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

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

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

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis

*October 7th, 1849, Greenfield †July 22nd, 1916, Indianapolis

72

Wang Fuzhi

Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher (1619–1692)

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

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

22

Sophia Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

(1630-1652)

*October 7th, 1630, Glücksburg †October 27th, 1652

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

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

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

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818)

*October 7th, 1748, Stockholm †February 5th, 1818, Stockholm

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Born in 1627

64

Robert Boyle

Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor

*January 25th, 1627, Lismore †December 31st, 1691, London

77

John Ray

British botanist (1627–1705)

*November 29th, 1627, Black Notley †January 17th, 1705, Black Notley

76

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)

*September 27th, 1627, Dijon †April 12th, 1704, Paris

53

Shivaji Maharaj

Indian king and founder of the Maratha Empire

*February 19th, 1627, Shivneri Fort †April 3rd, 1680, Raigad Fort

65

Johann Kaspar Kerll

German composer and organist

*April 9th, 1627, Adorf/Vogtl. †February 13th, 1693, Munich

65

John George II

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*November 17th, 1627, Dessau †August 7th, 1693, Berlin

42

Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Consort of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

*July 1st, 1627, Schwerin †December 11th, 1669, Halle (Saale)

76

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford

Royalist during the English Civil War

*February 28th, 1627, Cambridge †March 12th, 1703, London

44

Diego Luis de San Vitores

Spanish missionary

*November 12th, 1627, Burgos †April 2nd, 1672, Tumon

51

Samuel van Hoogstraten

Painter and writer from the Northern Netherlands (1627-1678)

*August 2nd, 1627, Dordrecht †October 19th, 1678, Dordrecht

47

Christian zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein

German aristocrat

*August 31st, 1627, Schillingsfürst †June 13th, 1675, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

55

John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627-1683)

*September 11th, 1627, Weimar †May 15th, 1683, Weimar

65

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans

Duchess of Montpensier (1627-1693)

*May 29th, 1627, Louvre Palace †April 5th, 1693, Luxembourg Palace

50

Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk

English noble (1627-1677)

*March 9th, 1627, London †December 13th, 1677, Padua

37

Jan Zamoyski

Polish noble

*April 9th, 1627, Zamość †April 7th, 1665, Zamość

69

Miguel de Molinos

Spanish priest, apostle of Quietism

*November 30th, 1627, Muniesa †December 28th, 1696, Rome

51

Willem van Aelst

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1627–1683)

*May 16th, 1627, Delft †January 1st, 1679, Amsterdam

68

Élisabeth-Angélique de Montmorency-Bouteville

French aristocrat

*January 1st, 1627, Paris †January 1st, 1695, Paris

23

Philip Frederick of the Palatinate

German noble

*September 16th, 1627, The Hague †December 16th, 1650, Rethel

69

Alessandro Rosi

Italian painter (1627-1697)

*December 28th, 1627, Florence †January 1st, 1697, Florence

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Public holidays on October 7th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1627 is a normal year and no leap year.

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