December 7th, 1762

Born on December 7th, 1762

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

60

Johann Nestroy

Austrian playwright, actor and singer

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

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

71

Theodor Schwann

German physiologist

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

81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)

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

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

73

Bernard Pierre Magnan

Marshal of France (1791-1865)

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

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

31

Sfera Ebbasta

Italian singer and rapper (1992-)

*December 7th, 1992, Sesto San Giovanni

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.

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

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

72

Luigi Cremona

Italian mathematician (1830-1903)

*December 7th, 1830, Pavia †June 10th, 1903, Rome

59

Ilse Aigner

German politician (CSU)

*December 7th, 1964, Feldkirchen-Westerham

59

Patrick Fabian

American actor

*December 7th, 1964, Pittsburgh

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

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

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

57

Paul Adam

French novelist

*December 7th, 1862, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 1920, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin

80

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

78

Karl Stülpner

German soldier

*September 30th, 1762, Scharfenstein †September 24th, 1841, Scharfenstein

67

George IV of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830

*August 12th, 1762, St James's Palace †June 26th, 1830, Windsor Castle

65

Cécile Stanislas Xavier de Girardin

French politician and general (1762-1827)

*January 19th, 1762, Lunéville †February 26th, 1827, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

47

Johann Baptist Wessely

Czech violinist and composer

*June 24th, 1762, Hluboká nad Vltavou †June 1st, 1810, Ballenstedt

82

Edmund Ignatius Rice

Founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

*June 1st, 1762, Callan †August 29th, 1844, Waterford

33

Stephen Storace

British composer

*April 4th, 1762, London †March 19th, 1796, London

74

Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland

German physician

*August 12th, 1762, Bad Langensalza †August 25th, 1836, Berlin

84

Johann Melchior Mohr

Swiss politician and priest (1762-1846)

*April 28th, 1762, Lucerne †May 25th, 1846, Lucerne

63

Walter Leake

American politician (1762-1825)

*May 25th, 1762, Albemarle County †November 17th, 1825, Mississippi

80

Giuseppe Nicolini

Italian composer (1762-1842)

*January 29th, 1762, Piacenza †December 18th, 1842, Piacenza

73

George Colman the Younger

English dramatist and writer (1762-1836)

*October 21st, 1762, London †October 17th, 1836, London

51

Alexey Bobrinsky

(1762-1813)

*April 11th, 1762, Saint Petersburg †June 20th, 1813, Bogoroditsk

71

Giovanni Aldini

Physicist

*April 10th, 1762, Bologna †January 17th, 1834, Milan

44

Traugott Karl August Vogt

German physician

*December 2nd, 1762, Gorsleben †July 21st, 1807, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Spencer Perceval

19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812)

*November 1st, 1762, Mayfair †May 11th, 1812, Westminster

68

William Branch Giles

American politician (1762-1830)

*August 12th, 1762, Amelia County †December 4th, 1830, Amelia County

31

André Chénier

French poet

*October 30th, 1762, Istanbul †July 25th, 1794, Paris

80

Samuel Morey

American engineer

*October 23rd, 1762, Hebron †April 17th, 1843

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1762 is a normal year and no leap year.

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