October 7th, 1723

Born on October 7th, 1723

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

72

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

*October 7th, 1719, Dijon †September 25th, 1792, Paris

90

Desmond Tutu

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

*October 7th, 1931, Munsieville †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

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

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

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

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis (1849–1916)

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

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

77

Gilbert Soury

French Catholic priest

*October 7th, 1732, Saint-Aubin-Celloville †January 12th, 1810, Saint-Aubin-Celloville

66

Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

*October 7th, 1734, Tullibody †March 28th, 1801, Alexandria

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

60

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697-1768)

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

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

67

Christoph Dionysius von Seeger

Württembergian university teacher (1740-1808)

*October 7th, 1740, Schöckingen †June 26th, 1808, Blaubeuren

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

35

Diego Costa

Spanish-Brazilian association football player

*October 7th, 1988, Lagarto

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Born in 1723

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

66

Johann Jakob Schalch

Swiss artist (1723–1789)

*January 23rd, 1723, Schaffhausen †August 21st, 1789, Schaffhausen

58

Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz

Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great

*March 24th, 1723, Friedersdorf †December 14th, 1781, Berlin

71

John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)

*February 5th, 1723, Gifford †November 15th, 1794, Tusculum

65

Baron d'Holbach

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)

*December 8th, 1723, Edesheim †January 21st, 1789, Paris

76

Jean-François Marmontel

French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement (1723-1799)

*July 11th, 1723, Bort-les-Orgues †December 31st, 1799, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon

56

William Blackstone

English jurist, judge and Tory politician (1723-1780)

*July 10th, 1723, City of London †February 14th, 1780, Wallingford

68

Joshua Reynolds

English painter (1723-1792)

*July 16th, 1723, Plympton †February 23rd, 1792, London

63

Carl Friedrich Abel

German composer

*December 22nd, 1723, Köthen †June 20th, 1787, London

39

Tobias Mayer

German astronomer

*February 17th, 1723, Marbach am Neckar †February 20th, 1762, Göttingen

73

Franz Xaver von Breuner

Austrian priest

*May 21st, 1723, Graz †March 1st, 1797, Salzburg

78

Carl Henrich Dreyer

German judge and legal historian

*December 13th, 1723, Waren (Müritz) †February 15th, 1802, Lübeck

38

Friedrich Boerner

Physician

*June 17th, 1723, Leipzig †June 30th, 1761, Leipzig

62

Johann Ludwig Aberli

Swiss painter and etcher (1723-1786)

*November 14th, 1723, Winterthur †October 17th, 1786, Bern

63

Johann Georg von Lori

Bavarian high official, lawyer and historian (1723-1787)

*July 17th, 1723, Steingaden †March 23rd, 1787, Neuburg an der Donau

66

William Livingston

American politician (1723-1790)

*November 30th, 1723, Albany †July 25th, 1790, Elizabeth

85

Louis-Pierre Anquetil

French historian

*February 21st, 1723, Paris †September 6th, 1808, Paris

36

Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini

Italian opera singer

*December 26th, 1723, Milan †June 30th, 1760, Prague

74

Johann Baptist Wendling

German composer

*June 17th, 1723, Ribeauvillé †November 27th, 1797, Munich

50

Susanne von Klettenberg

German abbess and writer

*December 19th, 1723, Frankfurt †December 16th, 1774, Frankfurt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1723 is a normal year and no leap year.

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