July 7th, 1956

Born on July 7th, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
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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Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared Quasi-War, fought entirely at sea.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, 1956

67

Mullah Krekar

Islamic scholar

*July 7th, 1956, Sulaymaniyah

66

Ryūhō Ōkawa

Japanese religious leader who founded the world religion "Happy Science" (1956-2023)

*July 7th, 1956, Kawashima †March 2nd, 2023, Minato-ku

67

Willibald Cernko

Austrian manager

*July 7th, 1956, Knittelfeld

67

Pu Tze-chun

Taiwanese admiral

*July 7th, 1956, Yangmei

67

Janet Cruz

Florida State Representative

*July 7th, 1956, Tampa

67

Peter Hoffmann

German journalist and author

*July 7th, 1956, Friedersdorf

67

Goga Khaindrava

Georgian film producer and actor

*July 7th, 1956, Tbilisi

67

Nick Gandon

Cricket player (born 1956)

*July 7th, 1956, Leicester

67

Kenric Scheevel

American politician

*July 7th, 1956, Olmsted County

67

Johnny McIntyre

Scottish professional footballer (born 1956)

*July 7th, 1956, Greenock

67

Howard Sampson

American football player

*July 7th, 1956, Baytown

67

Chuck Hufstetler

American politician

*July 7th, 1956, Shannon

67

Bob Rivers

American radio host and musician

*July 7th, 1956, Branford

67

Keith Reddin

American actor

*July 7th, 1956, New Jersey

67

Eng Mohamed Isse Lacle

Somali politician

*July 7th, 1956, Las Anod

67

Giam Swiegers

South African-Australian business executive

*July 7th, 1956, Pretoria

67

Ilian Vassilev

Bulgarian diplomat

*July 7th, 1956, Sofia

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Who's birthday is on July 7th?

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

39

Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Indonesian badminton player

*July 7th, 1984, Surabaya

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

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

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

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

68

Andrés González Díaz

Colombian politician

*July 7th, 1955, Bogotá

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

40

Li Li

Singaporean badminton player

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

37

Alamsyah Yunus

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1986, Jakarta

74

Shelley Duvall

American actress

*July 7th, 1949, Houston

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

54

Cree Summer

American actress

*July 7th, 1969, Los Angeles

47

Bérénice Bejo

Argentine-born French actress

*July 7th, 1976, Buenos Aires

64

Ben Swagerman

Dutch politician

*July 7th, 1959, Zeist

63

Yves Bélanger

Canadian cinematographer

*July 7th, 1960, Montreal

48

Daniela Ludwig

German politician (CSU)

*July 7th, 1975, Munich

64

Barbara Krause

East German swimmer

*July 7th, 1959, East Berlin

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Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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