December 7th, 1775

Born on December 7th, 1775

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 272 days, exactly on January 30th, 2025, people who were born on December 7th, 1775 will be 91,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

60

Johann Nestroy

Austrian playwright, actor and singer

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

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

71

Theodor Schwann

German physiologist

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

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)

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

73

Bernard Pierre Magnan

Marshal of France (1791-1865)

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

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

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

72

Luigi Cremona

Italian mathematician (1830-1903)

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

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

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

58

Jeffrey Wright

American actor (born 1965)

*December 7th, 1965, Washington, D.C.

59

Ilse Aigner

German politician (CSU)

*December 7th, 1964, Feldkirchen-Westerham

59

Patrick Fabian

American actor

*December 7th, 1964, Pittsburgh

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

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

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

57

Paul Adam

French novelist

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

92

Rudolf Friml

Czech composer

*December 7th, 1879, Prague †November 12th, 1972, Hollywood

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41

Jane Austen

English novelist (1775–1817)

*December 16th, 1775, Steventon †July 18th, 1817, Winchester

61

André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician

*January 20th, 1775, Lyon †June 10th, 1836, Marseille

65

Lucien Bonaparte

1st Prince of Canino and Musignano

*May 21st, 1775, Ajaccio †June 29th, 1840, Viterbo

76

J. M. W. Turner

English painter and draftsman (c.1775–1851)

*April 23rd, 1775, Covent Garden †December 19th, 1851, Cheyne Walk

66

Johann Anton André

German composer (1775-1842)

*October 6th, 1775, Offenbach am Main †April 5th, 1842, Offenbach am Main

59

Charles Lamb

British essayist, poet, antiquarian (1775–1834)

*February 10th, 1775, London †December 27th, 1834, Edmonton

76

Mary Martha Sherwood

British children's author

*May 6th, 1775, Worcestershire †October 22nd, 1851, Twickenham

82

Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville

French entomologist (1775–1858)

*November 11th, 1775, Paris †March 27th, 1858, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre

79

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

German philosopher (1775–1854)

*January 27th, 1775, Leonberg †August 20th, 1854, Bad Ragaz

81

Farkas Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician

*February 9th, 1775, Buia †November 20th, 1856, Târgu Mureș

81

Eugène François Vidocq

French criminal and criminalist

*July 24th, 1775, Arras †May 11th, 1857, Paris

36

Étienne-Louis Malus

French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician (1775-1812)

*July 23rd, 1775, Paris †February 24th, 1812, Paris

42

Matthew Gregory Lewis

English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)

*July 9th, 1775, London †May 14th, 1818, Atlantic Ocean

58

François Adrien Boieldieu

French composer

*December 15th, 1775, Rouen †October 8th, 1834, Varennes-Jarcy

76

Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans

Marshal of France (1775-1852)

*November 13th, 1775, Bar-le-Duc †June 22nd, 1852, Sèvres

68

Miguel Ramos Arizpe

Mexican priest

*February 15th, 1775, Ramos Arizpe †April 28th, 1843, Puebla City

68

Tommaso Rima

Swiss-Italian surgeon

*January 1st, 1775, Mosogno †January 1st, 1843, Venice

35

François Péron

French scientist and explorer

*August 22nd, 1775, Cérilly †December 14th, 1810, Cérilly

66

João Domingos Bomtempo

Portuguese musician (1775-1842)

*December 28th, 1775, Lisbon †August 18th, 1842, Lisbon

39

José Félix Ribas

Venezuelan revolutionary (1775-1815)

*September 18th, 1775, Caracas †January 31st, 1815, Tucupido

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1775 is a normal year and no leap year.

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