June 7th, 1917

Born on June 7th, 1917

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 7th, 1917?

June 7th, 1917

World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.

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June 7th, 1917

First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing 10,000 in the deadliest non-nuclear man-made explosion in history.

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What else happened on June 7th?

June 7th, 1981

The Israeli Air Force attacked a nuclear reactor under the assumption that it was about to start producing plutonium to further an Iraqi nuclear-weapons program.

June 7th, 1969

The rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, played their only UK show in London's Hyde Park in front of 100,000 fans.

June 7th, 1965

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Griswold v. Connecticut that a Connecticut law prohibiting the use of contraceptives violated the "right to marital privacy".

June 7th, 1948

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the French protectorate in Morocco, during which 44 people were killed and 150 injured.

June 7th, 1900

American temperance activist Carrie Nation entered a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas, and destroyed its stock of alcoholic beverages with rocks.

June 7th, 1892

Homer Plessy, a mixed-race man from New Orleans, was arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.

June 7th, 1832

The Reform Act, which is widely credited with launching modern democracy in the United Kingdom, received royal assent.

June 7th, 1810

Journalist Mariano Moreno published Argentina's first newspaper, the Gazeta de Buenos-Ayres.

June 7th, 1776

Virginia statesman Richard Henry Lee presented a resolution to the Second Continental Congress, calling for the Thirteen Colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.

June 7th, 1628

The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document that set out specific liberties of individuals, received royal assent from King Charles I.

June 7th, 0421

Roman emperor Theodosius II married Aelia Eudocia (pictured), who later helped to protect Greek pagans and Jews from persecution.

June 7th, 1800

David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba.

June 7th, 1788

French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 7th

Born on June 7th, 1917

78

Dean Martin

American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917-1995)

*June 7th, 1917, Steubenville †December 25th, 1995, Beverly Hills

83

Gwendolyn Brooks

American writer (1917–2000)

*June 7th, 1917, Topeka †December 3rd, 2000, Chicago

67

Alfred C. Gimson

English phonetician (1917-1985)

*June 7th, 1917, London †April 22nd, 1985, London

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 7th?

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

*June 7th, 1939, Halle (Saale) †August 29th, 2022, Moabit

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

86

Andy Griffith

American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012)

*June 7th, 1926, Mount Airy †July 3rd, 2012, Manteo

40

Shama Aboobakar

Mauritian badminton player

*June 7th, 1983, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

88

Patricia Roc

English actress (1915-2003)

*June 7th, 1915, London †December 30th, 2003, Locarno

57

Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

*June 7th, 1958, Minneapolis †April 21st, 2016, Chanhassen

91

Bob Tizard

New Zealand politician

*June 7th, 1924, Auckland †January 28th, 2016

83

Tom Jones

Welsh singer

*June 7th, 1940, Pontypridd

27

Shane Eagle

South African rapper

*June 7th, 1996, Johannesburg

75

Bob Martin

Austrian singer

*June 7th, 1922, Krasnoyarsk †January 13th, 1998, Vienna

86

Neeme Järvi

Estonian conductor

*June 7th, 1937, Tallinn

42

Anna Kournikova

Russian tennis player and model

*June 7th, 1981, Moscow

33

Iggy Azalea

Australian rapper

*June 7th, 1990, Sydney

96

Bradford Washburn

American mountain climber

*June 7th, 1910, Cambridge †January 10th, 2007, Lexington

77

Georges Marchais

Former general secretary of the French Communist Party (1920-1997)

*June 7th, 1920, La Hoguette †November 16th, 1997, Paris

Same year
Born in 1917

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 7th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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