October 7th, 1979

Born on October 7th, 1979

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What happened on October 7th, 1979?

October 7th, 1979

Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Flight_316

What else 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.

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

Born on October 7th, 1979

44

Tang Wei

Chinese actress

*October 7th, 1979, Hangzhou

44

Shawn Ashmore

Canadian actor

*October 7th, 1979, Richmond

44

Aaron Ashmore

Canadian actor

*October 7th, 1979, Richmond

44

Carolina Acevedo

Colombian actress

*October 7th, 1979, Bogotá

44

Simona Amânar

Romanian gymnast

*October 7th, 1979, Constanța

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 7th?

71

Vladimir Putin

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

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

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

43

Edison Chen

Hong Kong singer, actor, and fashion designer

*October 7th, 1980, Vancouver

45

Alesha Dixon

British singer, rapper and dancer

*October 7th, 1978, Welwyn Garden City

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

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

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

49

Charlotte Perrelli

Swedish singer

*October 7th, 1974, Hovmantorp

43

Mike Bartlett

British dramatist

*October 7th, 1980, Oxford

45

Sascha Lienesch

German politician

*October 7th, 1978, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid

35

Diego Costa

Spanish-Brazilian association football player

*October 7th, 1988, Lagarto

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

50

Dida

Brazilian association football player, born 1973

*October 7th, 1973, Irará

47

Santiago Solari

Argentine footballer and manager

*October 7th, 1976, Rosario

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

45

Nathaniel Rateliff

American singer and songwriter based in Denver

*October 7th, 1978, Hermann

26

Kira Kosarin

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 7th, 1997, Morristown

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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Born on October 7th, 1979
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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