December 7th, 1897

Born on December 7th, 1897

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

Born on December 7th, 1897

69

Leo Monosson

German singer

*December 7th, 1897, Moscow †April 27th, 1967, Montego Bay

110

Lazare Ponticelli

World War I veteran, piping and metal worker

*December 7th, 1897, Bettola †March 12th, 2008, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre

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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

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

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

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

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

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

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

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

31

Sfera Ebbasta

Italian singer and rapper (1992-)

*December 7th, 1992, Sesto San Giovanni

92

Rudolf Friml

Czech composer

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

44

Sara Bareilles

American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

*December 7th, 1979, Eureka

94

Julio Prieto Nespereira

Spanish painter and sculptor (1896-1991)

*December 7th, 1896, Ourense †August 5th, 1991, Madrid

62

Ted Knight

American actor (1923-1986)

*December 7th, 1923, Terryville †August 26th, 1986, Glendale

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

75

Gary Morris

American singer

*December 7th, 1948, Fort Worth

88

Jean-Claude Casadesus

French conductor

*December 7th, 1935, 9th arrondissement of Paris

81

Hurd Hatfield

Actor (1917-1998)

*December 7th, 1917, New York City †December 26th, 1998, Rathcormac

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Born in 1897

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

64

William Faulkner

American writer (1897–1962)

*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, Byhalia

66

Pierre Loeb

French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)

*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

76

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)

*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

58

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897-1956)

*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, Paris

64

Georges Bataille

French intellectual and literary figure

*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

96

Marian Anderson

African-American contralto (1897–1993)

*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, Portland

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

*June 26th, 1897, Brooklyn †July 3rd, 1987, Woodland Hills

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

78

Alfredo Bracchi

Italian writer and actor (1897-1976)

*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, Milan

94

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

*May 19th, 1897, Cedar Rapids †July 25th, 1969, Wichita

105

Mary Ellis

American opera singer (1897–2003)

*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, London

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Public holidays on December 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances) which are celebrated on December 7th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.

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