October 7th, 1828

Born on October 7th, 1828

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

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What happened on October 7th, 1828?

October 7th, 1828

Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea_expedition

What else 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.

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

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

77

Felix Draeseke

German composer (1835-1913)

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

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

57

Richard H. Anderson

Confederate Army general (1821-1879)

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

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

76

Harry Kroto

British chemist (1939-2016)

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

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

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

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

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

72

Reid Shelton

American actor (1924-1997)

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

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

68

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist (born 1955)

*October 7th, 1955, Paris

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82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

*March 20th, 1828, Skien †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

63

Hector Crémieux

French playwright and librettist

*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

70

Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra

*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

52

William Saurin Lyster

Australian impresario (1828-1880)

*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, Melbourne

64

Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint-Bon

Italian admiral (1828-1892)

*March 20th, 1828, Chambéry †November 26th, 1892, Rome

53

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea

48

Jonas Breitenstein

Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)

*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel

81

George Meredith

British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking

67

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, Teddington

61

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889)

*July 12th, 1828, Saratov †October 17th, 1889, Saratov

80

Randal Cremer

English politician (1828–1908)

*March 18th, 1828, Fareham †July 22nd, 1908, London

61

Friedrich Friedrich

German journalist and author (1828-1890)

*May 2nd, 1828, Vahlberg †April 13th, 1890, Plauen

75

Peter Becker

German painter (1828-1904)

*November 10th, 1828, Frankfurt †August 18th, 1904, Soest

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Public holidays on October 7th

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Leap year

Yes: 1828 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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