October 7th, 1736

Born on October 7th, 1736

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 105,000 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

66

Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

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

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

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

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

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

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

75

Maria Caterina Brignole

Monegasque princess (1737-1813)

*October 7th, 1737, Genoa †March 18th, 1813, Wimbledon House

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

92

William Samuel Johnson

British-American politician (1727-1819)

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

53

William Billings

American choral composer (1746-1800)

*October 7th, 1746, Boston †September 26th, 1800, Boston

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

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

72

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

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

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Born in 1736

83

James Watt

British engineer (1736–1819)

*January 19th, 1736, Greenock †August 25th, 1819, Heathfield Hall

77

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

Mathematician and astronomer (1736–1813)

*January 25th, 1736, Turin †April 10th, 1813, Paris

63

Patrick Henry

Attorney, planter, politician and Founding Father of the United States (1736-1799)

*May 29th, 1736, Hanover County †June 6th, 1799, Brookneal

70

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

French physicist

*June 14th, 1736, Angoulême †August 23rd, 1806, Paris

65

Friedrich Ernst von Bülow

(1736–1802)

*October 5th, 1736, Essenrode †May 4th, 1802, Celle

84

Johann Georg Scheffner

German author and translator

*August 8th, 1736, Königsberg †August 16th, 1820, Königsberg

76

Petrus Abresch

Dutch author, theologian and university professor

*January 26th, 1736, Middelburg †December 11th, 1812, Groningen

59

James Macpherson

British writer, poet, translator and politician (1736-1796)

*October 27th, 1736, Ruthven †February 17th, 1796, Inverness-shire

47

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

German sculptor

*February 6th, 1736, Wiesensteig †August 19th, 1783, Bratislava

63

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch

German composer (1736-1800)

*November 18th, 1736, Zerbst †August 3rd, 1800, Berlin

85

Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord

Catholic cardinal (1736-1821)

*October 16th, 1736, Paris †October 20th, 1821, Paris

73

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger

Austrian music educator, composer and organist

*February 3rd, 1736, Klosterneuburg †March 7th, 1809, Vienna

69

Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*February 24th, 1736, Ansbach †January 5th, 1806, Speen

58

Michael Ignaz Schmidt

(1736-1794)

*January 30th, 1736, Arnstein †November 1st, 1794, Vienna

66

Daniel Morgan

American pioneer, soldier, and politician (1736-1802)

*July 6th, 1736, Hunterdon County †July 6th, 1802, Winchester

74

Robert Raikes

English promoter of Sunday schools

*September 14th, 1736, Gloucester †April 5th, 1811, Gloucester

61

Carter Braxton

American politician (1736-1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence

*September 16th, 1736, King and Queen County †October 10th, 1797, Richmond

58

Eiler Hagerup

Norwegian lawyer and civil servant

*December 26th, 1736, Trondheim †May 19th, 1795

85

Jesse Root

American politician (1736-1822)

*December 28th, 1736, Coventry †March 29th, 1822

83

Michael Underwood

British physician

*September 29th, 1736, Surrey †November 30th, 1819, Knightsbridge

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Public holidays on October 7th

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Leap year

Yes: 1736 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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