October 7th, 1926

Born on October 7th, 1926

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

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.

October 7th, 1571

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The Battle of Lepanto was fought near the Gulf of Corinth, a significant setback for the Ottoman Empire and the last major naval battle fought entirely with galleys.

October 7th, 1542

Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European to set foot on Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of California.

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

Born on October 7th, 1926

91

Uri Lubrani

Israeli diplomat

*October 7th, 1926, Haifa †March 5th, 2018, Tel Aviv

97

Simone Bertière

French writer

*October 7th, 1926, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

93

Marcello Abbado

Italian composer, conductor and pianist (1926-2020)

*October 7th, 1926, Milan †June 4th, 2020, Stresa

68

Alex Groza

American basketball player (1926-1995)

*October 7th, 1926, Martins Ferry †January 21st, 1995, San Diego

81

Claude Le Sauteur

Canadian painter (1926-2007)

*October 7th, 1926, Rivière-Pentecôte †November 29th, 2007, Les Éboulements

76

Paul Gerhard Aring

German theologian

*October 7th, 1926, Prague †May 3rd, 2003, Cologne

80

Rolf Reuter

German conductor

*October 7th, 1926, Leipzig †September 10th, 2007, Berlin

72

Jim Allen

British playwright and screenwriter (1926-1999)

*October 7th, 1926, Manchester †June 24th, 1999, Middleton

88

Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski

Polish mathematician

*October 7th, 1926, Vilnius †September 18th, 2015, Wrocław

88

Basil Hansen

Australian ice hockey player

*October 7th, 1926, Melbourne †January 2nd, 2015

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

90

Desmond Tutu

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)

*October 7th, 1931, Klerksdorp †December 26th, 2021, Cape Town

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

72

Reid Shelton

American actor (1924-1997)

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

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

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

82

Al Martino

American actor and singer (1927–2009)

*October 7th, 1927, Philadelphia †October 13th, 2009, Springfield Township

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

76

Harry Kroto

British chemist (1939-2016)

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

88

Thomas Keneally

Australian novelist

*October 7th, 1935, Sydney

80

Clive James

Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939–2019)

*October 7th, 1939, Kogarah †November 24th, 2019, Cambridge

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player (born 1998)

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

95

Sergio Corona

Mexican actor

*October 7th, 1928, Pachuca

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

77

Georges Duby

French historian (1919–1996)

*October 7th, 1919, 10th arrondissement of Paris †December 3rd, 1996, Le Tholonet

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

41

Ulrike Meinhof

German left-wing journalist and militant (1934–1976)

*October 7th, 1934, Oldenburg †May 9th, 1976, Stuttgart

61

R. D. Laing

Unorthodox Scottish psychiatrist

*October 7th, 1927, Glasgow †August 23rd, 1989, Saint-Tropez

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65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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