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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, 480,072 hours 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.
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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
- 1933 –Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines.
- 1958 –President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza, with the support of General Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.
- 1963 –John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
- 1977 –The adoption of the Fourth Soviet Constitution.
- 1985 –The Mameyes landslide kills close to 300 in the worst landslide in North American history.
Who were born on October 7?
- 1573 –William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1645)
- 1870 –Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1873)
- 1964 –Dan Savage, American sex-columnist and author
- 1976 –Charles Woodson, American football player
- 1995 –Slade Pearce, American actor
Who died on October 7?
- 929 –King Charles III of France (b. 879)
- 1943 –Radclyffe Hall, British author (b. 1880)
- 1969 –Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (b. 1888)
- 2006 –Abraham Afewerki, Eritrean singer (b.1966)
- 2010 –T Lavitz, American musician (b. 1956)
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