October 7th, 1661

Born on October 7th, 1661

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

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

81

Rosalba Carriera

Rococo portrait painter (1673-1757)

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

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

60

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697-1768)

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

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

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

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

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

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

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38

Charles II of Spain

King of Spain, lived (1661-1700)

*November 6th, 1661, Madrid †November 1st, 1700, Madrid

20

Feodor III of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1676 to 1682

*June 9th, 1661, Moscow †May 7th, 1682, Moscow

62

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

English politician (1661-1724)

*December 5th, 1661, London †May 21st, 1724, London

80

Charles Rollin

French historian and educator (1661–1741)

*January 30th, 1661, Paris †September 14th, 1741, Paris

46

Georg Pasch

German theologian

*September 23rd, 1661, Gdańsk †September 30th, 1707, Kiel

58

Sukjong of Joseon

19th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*August 15th, 1661, Changdeokgung †June 8th, 1720, Gyeonghuigung

64

Paul de Rapin

French historian

*March 25th, 1661, Castres †April 25th, 1725, Wesel

77

Christian Wermuth

German medallist

*December 16th, 1661, Altenburg †December 3rd, 1739, Gotha

60

Antoine Coypel

French painter (1661-1722)

*April 11th, 1661, Paris †January 7th, 1722, Paris

89

Christopher Polhem

Swedish inventor (1661-1751)

*December 18th, 1661, Tingstäde †August 30th, 1751, Stockholm

48

Johann Georg Neumann

German historian and theologian (1661-1709)

*May 1st, 1661 †September 5th, 1709, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Louis, Grand Dauphin

Dauphin of France (1661–1711), eldest legitime son and heir apparent (dead before succession) of Louis XIV, King of France, and of María Teresa de Austria, Queen consort of France

*November 1st, 1661, Fontainebleau †April 14th, 1711, Meudon

81

Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742)

*November 4th, 1661, Neuburg an der Donau †December 31st, 1742, Mannheim

94

Giacomo Antonio Perti

Italian composer (1661-1756)

*June 6th, 1661, Bologna †April 10th, 1756, Bologna

74

Ludwig Andreas Gotter

German jurist

*January 1st, 1661, Gotha †January 1st, 1735, Gotha

43

Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German noble

*November 28th, 1661, Ansbach †November 15th, 1705, Darmstadt

45

Takarai Kikaku

Japanese poet

*August 11th, 1661, Edo †April 1st, 1707, Edo

44

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

French soldier, ship captain, explorer, and founder of Louisiana (1661-1706)

*July 16th, 1661, Montreal †July 9th, 1706, Havana

65

Johann Christoph Weigel

German publisher (1661-1726)

*July 15th, 1661, Marktredwitz †September 3rd, 1726, Nuremberg

51

Jahandar Shah

Mughal emperor (1661-1713)

*May 9th, 1661, Deccan Plateau †February 12th, 1713, Delhi

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No: With 365 days 1661 is a normal year and no leap year.

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