October 7th, 1973

Born on October 7th, 1973

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What happened on October 7th?

October 7th, 1840

William II became King of the Netherlands after his father William I abdicated the throne.

October 7th, 2023

The military wing of the Palestinian nationalist Islamist political organization Hamas massacred people attending an open-air music festival in southern Israel.

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

In a death that Rudolf Steiner terms a voluntary sacrifice and that inspires Edith Maryon's relief In Memory of Theo Faiss (pictured), seven-year-old Theo Faiss was crushed by an overturned horse wagon.

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.

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

Born on October 7th, 1973

52

Dida

Brazilian association football player, born 1973

*October 7th, 1973, Irará

52

Grigol Mgaloblishvili

Georgian politician and diplomat; Prime Minister of Georgia (2008-2009)

*October 7th, 1973, Tbilisi

Same year
Born in 1973

53

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

53

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

52

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

52

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

53

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

53

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

52

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

53

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

52

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

52

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

52

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

53

Heidi Klum

German model, television personality and businesswoman

*June 1st, 1973, Bergisch Gladbach

53

Pharrell Williams

American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

52

Seth MacFarlane

American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)

*October 26th, 1973, Kent

53

Jim Parsons

American actor (born 1973)

*March 24th, 1973, St. Joseph Medical Center

53

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

52

Patrick Wilson

American actor

*July 3rd, 1973, Norfolk

53

Guillaume Canet

French actor, film director, and screenwriter

*April 10th, 1973, Boulogne-Billancourt

53

Chris Webber

American basketball player

*March 1st, 1973, Detroit

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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