October 7th, 1822

Born on October 7th, 1822

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 73,000 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

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

57

Richard H. Anderson

Confederate Army general (1821-1879)

*October 7th, 1821, Sumter County †June 26th, 1879, Beaufort

66

James Whitcomb Riley

American poet from Indianapolis

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

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

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

77

Felix Draeseke

German composer (1835-1913)

*October 7th, 1835, Coburg †February 26th, 1913, Dresden

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

76

Harry Kroto

British chemist (1939-2016)

*October 7th, 1939, Wisbech †April 30th, 2016, Lewes

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

*October 7th, 1920, Obertiefenbach †August 21st, 2012, Schönau am Königsee

44

Heinrich Himmler

German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS and main architect of the Holocaust (1900–1945)

*October 7th, 1900, Munich †May 23rd, 1945, Lüneburg

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

72

Reid Shelton

American actor (1924-1997)

*October 7th, 1924, Salem †June 8th, 1997, Portland

68

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist (born 1955)

*October 7th, 1955, Paris

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68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

72

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

*December 27th, 1822, Dole †September 28th, 1895, Saint-Cloud

72

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

63

Ulysses S. Grant

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*April 27th, 1822, Point Pleasant †July 23rd, 1885, Wilton

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 22nd, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

79

Agnes von Auer

German writer

*December 22nd, 1822, Königsberg †July 7th, 1902, Königsberg

62

Victor Massé

French composer

*March 7th, 1822, Lorient †July 5th, 1884, Paris

73

Gabriel Milin

French politician (1822-1895)

*September 3rd, 1822, Saint-Pol-de-Léon †December 27th, 1895, Île-de-Batz

88

Francis Galton

English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist (*1822 – †1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

66

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

78

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (1822-1901)

*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, Paris

65

Matthew Arnold

British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)

*December 24th, 1822, Laleham †April 15th, 1888, Liverpool

90

Frédéric Passy

French economist and statesman (1822-1912)

*May 20th, 1822, Paris †June 12th, 1912, Neuilly-sur-Seine

80

Ludwig Hammers

German politician (1822-1902)

*March 4th, 1822, Wassenberg †June 3rd, 1902, Düsseldorf

75

Fritz Müller

German-Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)

*March 31st, 1822, Windischholzhausen †May 21st, 1897, Blumenau

79

Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte

Dutch politician (1822-1902)

*March 22nd, 1822, Goes †March 3rd, 1902, The Hague

63

Philibert Bellemain

French architect (1822-1886)

*June 29th, 1822, Lyon †February 1st, 1886, 1st arrondissement of Lyon

60

Midhat Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)

*October 18th, 1822, Constantinople †April 26th, 1883, Ta'if

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1822 is a normal year and no leap year.

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