July 7th, 1924

Born on July 7th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 554 days, exactly on October 25th, 2025, people who were born on July 7th, 1924 will be 37,000 days old!

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What happened on July 7th?

July 7th, 2016

A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, Texas, killing five of them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to a police robot.

July 7th, 1991

Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia.

July 7th, 1983

After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith (pictured) visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador".

July 7th, 1963

The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis.

July 7th, 1937

The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable and recommended the partition of British-administered Mandatory Palestine into two states.

July 7th, 1911

Four countries signed the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention, which banned the hunting of seals in the pelagic zone.

July 7th, 1907

Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies.

July 7th, 1798

Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared Quasi-War, fought entirely at sea.

July 7th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more than 200 men at the Battle of Hubbardton.

July 7th, 1456

Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after her death.

July 7th, 1898

US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.

July 7th, 1892

The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.

July 7th, 1865

Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.

July 7th, 1863

The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.

July 7th, 1846

US troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the US conquest of California.

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

Born on July 7th, 1924

53

Mary Ford

American musician (1924-1977)

*July 7th, 1924, El Monte †September 30th, 1977, Arcadia

88

Eddie Romero

Filipino film director

*July 7th, 1924, Dumaguete †May 28th, 2013, Quezon City

96

Amir Murtono

Indonesian politician and general

*July 7th, 1924, Nganjuk †November 30th, 2020

33

Rudolf Pleil

German serial killer (1924-1958)

*July 7th, 1924, Bärenstein †February 16th, 1958, Celle

74

Dieter Nowka

German composer (1924-1998)

*July 7th, 1924, Cottbus †July 20th, 1998, Spremberg

83

Natalia Bekhtereva

Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (1924-2008)

*July 7th, 1924, Saint Petersburg †June 22nd, 2008, Hamburg

99

Monte Cater

American football coach

*July 7th, 1924, Shelbyville

90

Hanne Glodny

German internist

*July 7th, 1924, Opole †March 25th, 2015, Bad Lippspringe

90

Sam Cathcart

American gridiron football player (1924-2015)

*July 7th, 1924, Canute †April 3rd, 2015, Santa Barbara

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Who's birthday is on July 7th?

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

39

Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Indonesian badminton player

*July 7th, 1984, Surabaya

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

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

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

93

Pat Hitchcock

British actress

*July 7th, 1928, London †August 9th, 2021, Thousand Oaks

90

Fulbert Steffensky

German theologian

*July 7th, 1933, Rehlingen-Siersburg

50

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-Romantic composer (1860–1911)

*July 7th, 1860, Kaliště †May 18th, 1911, Vienna

40

Li Li

Singaporean badminton player

*July 7th, 1983, People's Republic of China

37

Alamsyah Yunus

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1986, Jakarta

31

Kang Ji-wook

South Korean badminton player

*July 7th, 1992, Jeju

30

Tinn Isriyanet

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1993, Bangkok

32

Quebonafide

Polish rapper and singer-songwriter

*July 7th, 1991, Ciechanów

30

Rusydina Antardayu Riodingin

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1993, Tangerang City

75

Adolf von Thadden

German politician (1921–1996)

*July 7th, 1921, Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †July 16th, 1996, Bad Oeynhausen

71

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

74

Shelley Duvall

American actress

*July 7th, 1949, Houston

47

Bérénice Bejo

Argentine-born French actress

*July 7th, 1976, Buenos Aires

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80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

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Public holidays on July 7th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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