October 7th, 1654

Born on October 7th, 1654

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 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

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

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

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

81

Rosalba Carriera

Rococo portrait painter (1673-1757)

*October 7th, 1675, Venice †April 15th, 1757, Venice

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

60

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697-1768)

*October 7th, 1697, Venice †April 19th, 1758, Venice

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

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

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

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

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

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68

Kangxi Emperor

3rd Emperor of the Qing dynasty (r. 1661–1722)

*May 4th, 1654, Beijing †December 20th, 1722, Garden of the Exuberant Spring

72

Andreas Gärtner

German astronomer

*December 24th, 1654, Quatitz/Chwaćicy †February 2nd, 1727, Dresden

73

Agostino Steffani

Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer

*July 25th, 1654, Castelfranco Veneto †February 12th, 1728, Frankfurt

79

Danylo Apostol

Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks

*December 14th, 1654, Velyki Sorochyntsi †January 17th, 1734, Velyki Sorochyntsi

64

Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen

German diplomat and politician (1654-1718)

*September 30th, 1654, Petershagen †December 6th, 1718, Britz

60

Giuseppe Passeri

Italian painter (1654-1714)

*March 12th, 1654, Rome †November 2nd, 1714, Rome

73

Jakob Abbadie

French Protestant minister and writer, Dean of Killaloe in Ireland

*January 1st, 1654, Nay †September 25th, 1727, Marylebone

53

Gottlob Friedrich Seligmann

German theologian

*November 21st, 1654, Hainewalde †December 24th, 1707, Dresden

71

Johann Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst

German poet

*December 2nd, 1654, Zerbst †March 19th, 1726, Zerbst

64

Sophie Amalie Moth

Danish noblewoman

*March 28th, 1654, Copenhagen †January 17th, 1719, Jomfruens Egede

44

Friedrich von Canitz

17th-century German poet and diplomat (1654-1699)

*November 27th, 1654, Berlin †August 11th, 1699, Berlin

17

Pedro Calungsod

Filipino catechist, saint and martyr

*July 21st, 1654, Ginatilan †April 2nd, 1672, Tumon

68

Thomas Pollock

Acting governor of North Carolina (1654-1722)

*May 6th, 1654, Glasgow †August 30th, 1722, North Carolina

69

Michael Förtsch

German Lutheran theologian,Magister artium Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 1682

*July 24th, 1654, Wertheim †April 24th, 1724, Jena

73

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Swedish architect (1654-1728)

*May 23rd, 1654, Nyköping †April 10th, 1728, Stockholm

77

Christian Heinrich Aschenbrenner

German musician and violinist

*December 29th, 1654, Szczecin †December 13th, 1732, Jena

39

Charles Blount

English deist and philosopher (1654-1693)

*April 27th, 1654, Upper Holloway †August 1st, 1693, London

73

Johann Andreas Danz

German theologian

*February 1st, 1654, Sundhausen †December 20th, 1727, Jena

58

Joshua Barnes

British classical scholar (1654-1712)

*January 10th, 1654, London †August 3rd, 1712, Cambridgeshire

46

Hans Haubold Einsiedel

German politician (1654-1700)

*August 17th, 1654, Castle of Wolkenburg †October 1st, 1700, Gersdorf

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1654 is a normal year and no leap year.

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