What happened this day in history October 7

What are the important events that happened on October 7? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 7: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 7 is the 281st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 85 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 24, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,804,320 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaoctacontahenagon’ day.

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 114 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,308 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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October 7 Historical Events

  • 1828
    The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force in the Peloponnese under General Maison.
  • 1840
    Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.
  • 1868
    Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
  • 1879
    Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the “Twofold Covenant” and create the Dual Alliance.
  • 1912
    The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
  • 1919
    KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
  • 1933
    Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines.
  • 1940
    World War II: the McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
  • 1963
    John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
  • 1977
    The adoption of the Fourth Soviet Constitution.

Who were born on October 7?

  • 1744
    Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (d. 1819)
  • 1898
    Joe Giard, American baseball player (d. 1956)
  • 1917
    June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006)
  • 1919
    Sir Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and Governor-General
  • 1936
    Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor
  • 1946
    Bernard Lavilliers, French singer
  • 1951
    David J. Halberstam, American radio executive
  • 1952
    Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister and former President of the Russian Federation
  • 1976
    Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer
  • 1986
    Chase Daniel, American football player

Who died on October 7?

  • 1708
    Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)
  • 1903
    Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832)
  • 1919
    Alfred Deakin, second Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)
  • 1959
    Mario Lanza, American tenor (b. 1921)
  • 1966
    Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer and songwriter. (b. 1890)
  • 1970
    Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest, educator and academic executive (b. 1906)
  • 2001
    Roger Gaudry, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (b. 1913)
  • 2005
    Charles Rocket, American actor (b. 1949)
  • 2009
    Irving Penn, American photographer (b. 1917)
  • 2010
    Milka Planinc, former PM of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)

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