October 7th, 1740

Born on October 7th, 1740

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 7th?

October 7th, 1840

William II became King of the Netherlands after his father William I abdicated the throne.

October 7th, 2023

The military wing of the Palestinian nationalist Islamist political organization Hamas massacred people attending an open-air music festival in southern Israel.

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

In a death that Rudolf Steiner terms a voluntary sacrifice and that inspires Edith Maryon's relief In Memory of Theo Faiss (pictured), seven-year-old Theo Faiss was crushed by an overturned horse wagon.

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.

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

Born on October 7th, 1740

67

Christoph Dionysius von Seeger

Württembergian university teacher (1740-1808)

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

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74

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-Maurice

73

Louis-Sébastien Mercier

French dramatist and writer (1740-1814)

*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, Paris

62

Samuel Arnold

English composer and organist (1740-1802)

*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, London

23

Ivan VI of Russia

The fifth Emperor of Russia (1740–1741)

*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, Shlisselburg

74

Margaret Bingham

British painter and writer (1740–1814)

*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's Place

54

Nicolas Chamfort

French journalist and moralistic author

*April 6th, 1740, Clermont †April 13th, 1794, Paris

54

James Boswell

British lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)

*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, London

96

John Latham

English physician, naturalist and author (1740-1837)

*June 27th, 1740, Eltham †February 4th, 1837, Winchester

73

Go-Sakuramachi

Empress regnant of Japan (1740-1813)

*September 23rd, 1740, Kyoto †December 24th, 1813, Kyoto

67

Jeanne Baret

French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)

*July 27th, 1740, La Comelle †August 5th, 1807, Brest

55

Carl Michael Bellman

Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)

*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church Parish

74

Matthias Claudius

German poet (1740-1815)

*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, Hamburg

58

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Genevan scientist (1740-1799)

*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, Geneva

99

Heinrich Dietrich von Grolman

German judge (1740-1840)

*December 31st, 1740, Bochum †October 21st, 1840, Berlin

53

Jozafat Bastašić

Roman Catholic bishop

*May 1st, 1740, Croatia †August 28th, 1793, Križevci

58

William Paca

American judge (1740–1799)

*October 31st, 1740, Abingdon-on-Thames †October 23rd, 1799, Queen Anne's County

51

Giovanni Cristofano Amaduzzi

Italian classical philologist (1740-1792)

*August 18th, 1740, Savignano sul Rubicone †January 21st, 1792, Rome

49

Jacques-André Mallet

Genevan astronomer (1740-1790)

*September 23rd, 1740, Geneva †January 31st, 1790, Geneva

77

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux

French general (1740-1817)

*August 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 27th, 1817, Paris

81

Pierre Melchior d'Adhémar

French soldier

*July 15th, 1740, Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille †September 2nd, 1821, Aimargues

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Leap year

Yes: 1740 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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