December 7th, 1702

Born on December 7th, 1702

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 117,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 613 days, exactly on January 2nd, 2026, people who were born on December 7th, 1702 will be 118,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 7th?

December 7th, 2015

The JAXA space probe Akatsuki (illustration shown) entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.

December 7th, 2007

A crane barge that had broken free from a tugboat crashed into an oil tanker near Daesan, South Korea, causing the country's worst-ever oil spill.

December 7th, 2005

Spanish authorities captured Croatian Army general Ante Gotovina, who was wanted for war crimes committed during the Croatian War of Independence; he was eventually cleared of all charges.

December 7th, 1995

The Galileo spacecraft (illustration shown) arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

December 7th, 1993

A passenger murdered six people and injured nineteen others on the Long Island Rail Road in Garden City, New York.

December 7th, 1975

The Indonesian military invaded East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism, beginning an occupation.

December 7th, 1972

Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann and Ludwig Stumpfegger near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after Bormann's conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.

December 7th, 1942

Second World War: A small unit of Royal Marines launched Operation Frankton, in which they damaged six ships in the port of Bordeaux in German-occupied France.

December 7th, 1936

Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

December 7th, 1869

American outlaw Jesse James committed his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

December 7th, 1862

American Civil War: The Battle of Prairie Grove ended a Confederate attempt to regain control of northwestern Arkansas.

December 7th, 1837

British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion.

December 7th, 0574

Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son.

January 1st, 1970

Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state.

December 7th, 2011

The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 7th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 7th?

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)

*December 7th, 1863, Livorno †August 2nd, 1945, Rome

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

60

Johann Nestroy

Austrian playwright, actor and singer

*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, Graz

71

Theodor Schwann

German physiologist

*December 7th, 1810, Santiago †January 11th, 1882, Cologne

31

Sfera Ebbasta

Italian singer and rapper (1992-)

*December 7th, 1992, Sesto San Giovanni

76

Jeremias Friedrich Reuß

German theologian

*December 7th, 1700, history of Württemberg †March 6th, 1777, Tübingen

44

Sara Bareilles

American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

*December 7th, 1979, Eureka

58

Jeffrey Wright

American actor (born 1965)

*December 7th, 1965, Washington, D.C.

59

Ilse Aigner

German politician (CSU)

*December 7th, 1964, Feldkirchen-Westerham

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

81

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

*December 7th, 1598, Naples †November 28th, 1680, Rome

59

Patrick Fabian

American actor

*December 7th, 1964, Pittsburgh

73

Bernard Pierre Magnan

Marshal of France (1791-1865)

*December 7th, 1791, Paris †May 29th, 1865, Paris

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

79

Johann Josef Anton Eleazar Kittel

Czech doctor

*December 7th, 1703, Železný Brod †November 16th, 1783, Krásná

83

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

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55

Carlo Ginori

Italian noble, politician and entrapreneur (1702-1757)

*January 7th, 1702, Florence †April 11th, 1757, Livorno

59

Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1702-1762)

*June 13th, 1702, Olyka †May 15th, 1762, Niasviž

86

Jack Broughton

British boxer

*November 30th, 1702, London †January 8th, 1789, London

70

Enrique Flórez

Spanish historian

*July 21st, 1702, Valladolid †May 5th, 1773, Madrid

49

Philip Doddridge

English Nonconformist leader, educator, and hymnwriter

*June 26th, 1702, London †October 26th, 1751, Lisbon

35

Nakamikado

Emperor of Japan

*January 14th, 1702, Kyoto †May 10th, 1737, Kyoto

45

Muhammad Shah

Mughal emperor of India

*August 17th, 1702, Fatehpur Sikri †April 26th, 1748, Red Fort

67

Prince Joseph Friedrich Ernst I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1715–1769)

*May 24th, 1702, Sigmaringen †December 8th, 1769, Haigerloch

70

Ehrenreich Gerhard Coldewey

German archivist

*August 7th, 1702, Oldenburg †May 14th, 1773, Aurich

82

Karl Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein

German prince

*April 28th, 1702, Brno †October 24th, 1784, Mikulov

77

Hermann Werner Asseburg

17 Feb 1702 Paderborn - 21 Jun 1779 Hinnenburg

*February 17th, 1702, Paderborn †July 21st, 1779, Schloss Hinnenburg

74

Johann Adam von Ickstatt

German educator

*January 6th, 1702, Vockenhausen †August 17th, 1776, Waldsassen

70

Johann Friedrich Gühling

German author and theologian (1702-1772)

*March 5th, 1702, Chemnitz †May 12th, 1772, Chemnitz

61

Frederick Augustus Rutowsky

German general

*June 19th, 1702, Warsaw †March 16th, 1764, Pillnitz

64

Joseph Aved

French painter (1702-1766)

*January 12th, 1702, Douai †March 4th, 1766, Paris

21

Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg

Princess of Anhalt-Köthen

*January 24th, 1702, Bernburg †April 4th, 1723, Köthen

84

Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German prince

*October 8th, 1702, Hildburghausen †January 14th, 1787, Hildburghausen

62

Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Haugwitz

Austrian politician (1702-1765)

*December 11th, 1702, Chróstnik †August 30th, 1765, Miroslavské Knínice

67

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince and regent

*August 2nd, 1702, Dessau †December 2nd, 1769, Dessau

80

Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Granddaughter of the Great Elector and the daughter of Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*March 2nd, 1702, Berlin †May 7th, 1782, Köpenick Palace

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1702 is a normal year and no leap year.

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