December 7th, 1919

Born on December 7th, 1919

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 871 days, exactly on September 16th, 2026, people who were born on December 7th, 1919 will be 39,000 days old!

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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, 1919

102

Charles McGee

American Air Force officer

*December 7th, 1919, Cleveland †January 16th, 2022, Bethesda

86

Ed Ulinski

American football player

*December 7th, 1919, Pittsburgh †September 17th, 2006, Chardon

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Who's birthday is on December 7th?

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

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

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

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

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Hurd Hatfield

Actor (1917-1998)

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

62

Ted Knight

American actor (1923-1986)

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

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

92

Mário Soares

President of Portugal (1924–2017)

*December 7th, 1924, Lisbon †January 7th, 2017, Lisbon

81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)

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

31

Sfera Ebbasta

Italian singer and rapper (1992-)

*December 7th, 1992, Sesto San Giovanni

88

Jean-Claude Casadesus

French conductor

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

44

Sara Bareilles

American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

*December 7th, 1979, Eureka

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

86

Hans-Peter Lanig

German alpine skier

*December 7th, 1935, Bad Hindelang †January 28th, 2022, Bad Hindelang

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

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Born in 1919

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

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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 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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