October 7th, 1727

Born on October 7th, 1727

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

Born on October 7th, 1727

92

William Samuel Johnson

British-American politician (1727-1819)

*October 7th, 1727, Stratford †November 14th, 1819, Stratford

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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

77

Gilbert Soury

French Catholic priest

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

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis

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

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

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

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

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

55

Caesar Rodney

American politician (1728-1784)

*October 7th, 1728, Kent County †June 26th, 1784, Kent County

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

66

Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

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

72

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

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

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

67

Christoph Dionysius von Seeger

Württembergian university teacher (1740-1808)

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

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

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53

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

French economist (1727-1781)

*May 10th, 1727, Paris †March 18th, 1781, Paris

90

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Chemist, physician and botanist from the Netherlands (1727-1817)

*February 16th, 1727, Leiden †October 26th, 1817, Vienna

76

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Italian painter and engraver

*August 30th, 1727, Venice †March 3rd, 1804, Venice

61

Thomas Gainsborough

English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)

*May 14th, 1727, Sudbury †August 2nd, 1788, London

31

Johann Gottfried Zinn

Botanist and physician (1727-1759)

*December 4th, 1727, Schwabach †April 6th, 1759, Göttingen

92

William Ellery

American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence

*December 2nd, 1727, Newport †February 15th, 1820, Newport

63

Samuel Heinicke

German educator

*April 10th, 1727, Nautschütz †April 30th, 1790, Leipzig

67

Mahadaji Scindia

Indian ruler

*January 1st, 1727, Ujjain †February 12th, 1794, Wanwadi

83

Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista

Royal Governor of Chile

*September 20th, 1727, Santiago †February 26th, 1811, Santiago

53

Pierre Montan Berton

French composer and conductor

*January 7th, 1727, Maubert-Fontaine †May 14th, 1780, Paris

71

Georg Andreas Will

German historian

*August 30th, 1727, Obermichelbach †September 18th, 1798, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

67

Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet

French noble and statesman (1727-1794)

*March 22nd, 1727, Grenoble †April 28th, 1794, Paris

76

Frederik Christian Kaas

Danish naval officer (1727-1804)

*December 1st, 1727, Copenhagen †March 28th, 1804, Copenhagen

83

Jean-Georges Noverre

French dancer (1727-1810)

*April 29th, 1727, Paris †October 19th, 1810, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

32

James Wolfe

British Army officer (1727–1759)

*January 2nd, 1727, Westerham †September 13th, 1759, Quebec City

63

Caroline von Keyserling

German painter (1727-1791)

*December 2nd, 1727, Königsberg †August 24th, 1791, Königsberg

78

Ignaz Schiffermüller

Austrian entomologist

*October 2nd, 1727, Hellmonsödt †June 21st, 1806, Linz

67

Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau

Austrian diplomat

*April 20th, 1727, Liège †August 25th, 1794, London

72

József Batthyány

Hungarian cardinal (1727–1799)

*January 30th, 1727, Vienna †October 23rd, 1799, Bratislava

65

John Greenwood

Painter from the United States active in the Netherlands and Great Britain (1727-1792)

*January 1st, 1727, Boston †January 1st, 1792, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1727 is a normal year and no leap year.

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