October 7th, 1939

Born on October 7th, 1939

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

October 7th, 2023

2023 Hamas led_attack on Israel happened as Hamas attacked Israel starting the Israel–Hamas war

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.

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

Born on October 7th, 1939

76

Harry Kroto

British chemist (1939-2016)

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

80

Clive James

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

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

79

Tony Glover

American harmonica player and singer

*October 7th, 1939, Minneapolis †May 29th, 2019, Saint Paul

58

Raimund Harmstorf

German actor (1939-1998)

*October 7th, 1939, Hamburg †May 3rd, 1998, Marktoberdorf

84

John Edward Hopcroft

American computer scientist

*October 7th, 1939, Seattle

84

Bill Snyder

American college football coach

*October 7th, 1939, St. Joseph

81

Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya

Congolese Roman Catholic cardinal

*October 7th, 1939, Belgian Congo †July 11th, 2021, Versailles

82

Enrique Pinti

Argentine actor

*October 7th, 1939, Buenos Aires Northern Railway †March 27th, 2022, Buenos Aires

80

Yvon Le Corre

French painter (1939-2020)

*October 7th, 1939, Saint-Brieuc †August 25th, 2020, Tréguier

84

Mayumi Ogawa

Actress

*October 7th, 1939, Adachi-ku

84

Bernie Rachelle

Actor

*October 7th, 1939, New York City

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71

Vladimir Putin

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

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

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

85

Marin Karmitz

French businessman, film director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 7th, 1938, Bucharest

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

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

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

85

Ann Haydon-Jones

English tennis player

*October 7th, 1938, Birmingham

88

Thomas Keneally

Australian novelist

*October 7th, 1935, Sydney

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

87

Joanna Glass

Canadian writer

*October 7th, 1936, Saskatoon

80

Édouard-Jean Empain

Belgian industrialist made famous by his kidnapping in 1978

*October 7th, 1937, Budapest †June 20th, 2018, Pontoise

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

80

Muriel Grossfeld

American gymnast (1940-2021)

*October 7th, 1940, New York †January 17th, 2021

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

68

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist (born 1955)

*October 7th, 1955, Paris

79

Jean Arthuis

French politician

*October 7th, 1944, Saint-Martin-du-Bois

83

Franziska Bronnen

German actress

*October 7th, 1940, Bamberg

72

Reid Shelton

American actor (1924-1997)

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

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

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85

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

84

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

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

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

84

Helga Piur

German actress and voice actress

*May 24th, 1939, Berlin

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

84

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist,pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

80

Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

*August 22nd, 1939, Suffern †August 30th, 2019, Los Angeles

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

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No: With 365 days 1939 is a normal year and no leap year.

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