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7 October in History
Pakistan & the worldPAKISTAN · ON THIS DAY1958
President Iskander Mirza abrogated the Constitution and declared martial law.
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- 2007 The battle of Mirali begins in which the Pakistan Armed Forces and Taliban militias clash for four days. Wikipedia ↗
- Born1984 Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
Events
- 2023 Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of around 1,200, mostly civilians, and the taking of 251 hostages, including civilians and soldiers. Wikipedia ↗
- 2022 Ten people are killed and eight are injured in an explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough, Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
- 2022 Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wikipedia ↗
- 2016 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800. Wikipedia ↗
- 2008 Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into Earth's atmosphere. Wikipedia ↗
- 2008 Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, injuring 112. Wikipedia ↗
- 2007 The battle of Mirali begins in which the Pakistan Armed Forces and Taliban militias clash for four days. Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 Three bombs explode at Taba and Nuweiba in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing 34. Wikipedia ↗
- 2002 The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history. Wikipedia ↗
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- 2000 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid. Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage. Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of the Banski Dvori in Zagreb, Croatia. Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales. Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized. Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico. Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14. Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Aeroflot Flight 1080 crashes after takeoff from Koltsovo International Airport, killing 38. Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted. Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration. Wikipedia ↗
- 1961 A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people. Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule. Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 The U.S. crewed space-flight project is renamed to Project Mercury. Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity. Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed. Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Sonderkommando Revolt in Auschwitz occurs with an uprising of prisoners (especially the Sonderkommando) at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Wikipedia ↗
- 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. Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time. Wikipedia ↗
- 1919 KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name. Wikipedia ↗
- 1916 Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. Wikipedia ↗
- 1913 Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line. Wikipedia ↗
- 1912 The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction. Wikipedia ↗
- 1879 Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance. Wikipedia ↗
- 1870 Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon. Wikipedia ↗
- 1868 Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date. Wikipedia ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport. Wikipedia ↗
- 1840 Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. Wikipedia ↗
- 1828 Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force. Wikipedia ↗
- 1826 Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Akkerman Convention, under which the Ottomans accept Russian territorial demands in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Danubian river basin. Wikipedia ↗
- 1826 The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. Wikipedia ↗
- 1800 French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent. Wikipedia ↗
- 1780 American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina, often regarded as the turning point in the war's Southern theater. Wikipedia ↗
- 1777 American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eventual surrender. Wikipedia ↗
- 1763 King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements. Wikipedia ↗
- 1691 The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued. Wikipedia ↗
- 1571 The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat. Wikipedia ↗
- 1513 War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice. Wikipedia ↗
- 1477 Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year. Wikipedia ↗
- 1403 Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. Wikipedia ↗
- 1130 Fatimid Caliph al-Amir is assassinated. Wikipedia ↗
- 3761 BC The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. Wikipedia ↗
Born on this day
- 1984 Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 2002 Joaquín Panichelli, Argentine footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Princess Senate Seeiso, Princess of Lesotho Wikipedia ↗
- 1999 Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1998 Ryan Trahan, American YouTuber Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Kira Kosarin, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Nicole Maines, American actress, writer, and activist Wikipedia ↗
- 1996 Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
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- 1996 Choi Jeong, South Korean Go player Wikipedia ↗
- 1996 Guglielmo Vicario, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Lyndon Dykes, Australian professional footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Mathias Dyngeland, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Bram van Vlerken, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 Nic Stauskas, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 Mookie Betts, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Oscar Fantenberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Mike Foltynewicz, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Nicole Jung, American singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Lay Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Sebastián Coates, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Diego da Silva Costa, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Jeremy Brockie, New Zealand footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Alex Cobb, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Damion James, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Lee Nguyen, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Bree Olson, American actress, model, and former pornographic actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 A. J. Price, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Holland Roden, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Amy Satterthwaite, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Amber Stevens West, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Evan Longoria, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Toma Ikuta, Japanese actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Simon Poulsen, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Dwayne Bravo, Trinidadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Flying Lotus, American rapper, DJ, and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Jermain Defoe, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Jake McLaughlin, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Li Yundi, Chinese pianist Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Alison Balsom, English trumpet player and educator Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Alesha Dixon, English singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Omar Benson Miller, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 Antoine Revoy, French comics writer and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Taylor Hicks, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Gilberto Silva, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Giorgos Karadimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Damian Kulash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Tim Minchin, English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Rhyno, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Rune Glifberg, Danish skateboarder Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Allison Munn, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Ruslan Nigmatullin, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Charlotte Perrelli, Swedish singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1973 Dida, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1973 Sami Hyypiä, Finnish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1973 Grigol Mgaloblishvili, Georgian politician and diplomat, 7th Prime Minister of Georgia Wikipedia ↗
- 1971 Daniel Boucher, Canadian singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Nicole Ari Parker, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1969 Malia Hosaka, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
- 1968 Thom Yorke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Peter Baker, English golfer Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Toni Braxton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 María Corina Machado, Venezuelan Nobel Prize Laureate Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Sherman Alexie, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Marco Beltrami, Italian-American composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Genji Hashimoto, Japanese racing driver Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Kumiko Watanabe, Japanese voice actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1964 Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1964 Dan Savage, American LGBT rights activist, journalist and television producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1964 Paul Stewart, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 Dave Bronconnier, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Calgary Wikipedia ↗
- 1961 Brian Mannix, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 Kevin Boyle, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Dylan Baker, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Lourdes Flores, Peruvian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Michael W. Smith, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Jayne Torvill, English figure skater Wikipedia ↗
- 1956 Steve Bainbridge, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Bill Henson, Australian photographer Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator Wikipedia ↗
- 1953 Linda Griffiths, Canadian actress and playwright (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
- 1953 Tico Torres, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Mary Badham, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Enki Bilal, French comic book creator, comics artist and film director Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Dick Jauron, American football player and coach (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Alice Walton, American billionaire, heiress to the Walmart fortune Wikipedia ↗
- 1948 Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Chris Bambridge, Australian footballer and referee Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Jill Larson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 John Brass, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Catharine MacKinnon, American lawyer, activist, and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Anita Shreve, American writer, Wrote 'The Weight of Water' (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
- 1945 Kevin Godley, English singer-songwriter and director Wikipedia ↗
- 1945 David Wallace, Scottish physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Donald Tsang, Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 John Hopcroft, American computer scientist and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Clive James, Australian television host, author, and critic (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Congolese cardinal (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Yvonne Brewster, Jamaican actress and theatre director Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Ann Jones, English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Christopher Booker, English journalist and author (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Maria Szyszkowska, Polish academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1935 Thomas Keneally, Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist Wikipedia ↗
- 1934 Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
- 1934 Ulrike Meinhof, German left-wing militant, co-founder of the Red Army Faction, journalist (died 1976) Wikipedia ↗
- 1934 Willie Naulls, American basketball player (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
- 1932 Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball player and coach (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and academic (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Graeme Ferguson, Canadian director and producer, co-founded the IMAX Corporation (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 José Messias, Brazilian composer, singer, writer, host and critic (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 Ali Kafi, Algerian politician (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 Lorna Wing, English autism researcher (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
- 1927 Al Martino, American singer and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
- 1927 R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (died 1989) Wikipedia ↗
- 1927 Demetrio González, Spanish-Mexican film actor and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1926 Alex Groza, American basketball player (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Irma Grese, German SS officer (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator and director (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1921 Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
- 1920 Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1920 Jack Rowley, English footballer and manager (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
- 1919 Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1919 Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1919 Georges Duby, French historian and author (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
- 1917 June Allyson, American actress (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Begum Akhtar, Indian actress (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Sarah Churchill, English actress (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Alfred Drake, American actor and singer (died 1992) Wikipedia ↗
- 1913 Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (died 1987) Wikipedia ↗
- 1913 Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist, guitarist, and composer (died 1949) Wikipedia ↗
- 1912 Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, President of Peru (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1912 Peter Walker, English racing driver (died 1984) Wikipedia ↗
- 1911 Jo Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie) (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
- 1909 Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
- 1909 Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
- 1909 Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (died 1983) Wikipedia ↗
- 1907 Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American librarian and author (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
- 1906 James E. Webb, American government official (Administrator of NASA, 1961-68, Space Telescope named after him) (died 1992) Wikipedia ↗
- 1905 Andy Devine, American actor (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
- 1904 Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer and coach (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
- 1904 Chuck Klein, American baseball player (died 1958) Wikipedia ↗
- 1901 Frank Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
- 1900 Heinrich Himmler, Nazi politician, head of the SS and senior official responsible for the Holocaust (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
- 1897 Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (died 1975) Wikipedia ↗
- 1897 Thakin Mya, Burmese lawyer and politician (died 1947) Wikipedia ↗
- 1896 Paulino Alcántara, Spanish Filipino football player and manager (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
- 1895 Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (died 1980) Wikipedia ↗
- 1893 Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author and publisher (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
- 1892 Dwain Esper, American director and producer (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
- 1889 Robert Z. Leonard, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
- 1888 Henry A. Wallace, American agronomist and politician, 33rd Vice President of the United States (died 1965) Wikipedia ↗
- 1888 Edna Meade Colson, American educator and activist (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
- 1887 Jack Russell, English cricketer and coach (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
- 1885 Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962) Wikipedia ↗
- 1885 Claud Ashton Jones, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1948) Wikipedia ↗
- 1884 Harold Geiger, American lieutenant and pilot (died 1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 1881 Mikhail Drozdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian general (died 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 1879 Joe Hill, Swedish-born American labor activist and poet (died 1915) Wikipedia ↗
- 1876 Louis Tancred, South African cricketer (died 1934) Wikipedia ↗
- 1870 Uncle Dave Macon, American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian (died 1952) Wikipedia ↗
- 1866 Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Polish-Austrian religious leader, 26th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
- 1860 Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (died 1936) Wikipedia ↗
- 1849 James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (died 1916) Wikipedia ↗
- 1841 Nicholas I of Montenegro (died 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 1836 Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian scholar and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1911) Wikipedia ↗
- 1835 Felix Draeseke, German composer and educator (died 1913) Wikipedia ↗
- 1832 Charles Crozat Converse, American lawyer and composer (died 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 1821 Richard H. Anderson, American general (died 1879) Wikipedia ↗
- 1819 Ann Eliza Smith, American author and patriot (died 1905) Wikipedia ↗
- 1799 Mills Darden, one of the largest men ever in human history (died 1857) Wikipedia ↗
- 1798 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French instrument maker and businessman (died 1875) Wikipedia ↗
- 1786 Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1871) Wikipedia ↗
- 1769 Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (died 1846) Wikipedia ↗
- 1748 Charles XIII of Sweden (died 1818) Wikipedia ↗
- 1746 William Billings, American composer and educator (died 1800) Wikipedia ↗
- 1744 Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (died 1819) Wikipedia ↗
- 1728 Caesar Rodney, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware (died 1784) Wikipedia ↗
- 1713 Granville Elliott, English general (died 1759) Wikipedia ↗
- 1635 Roger de Piles, French painter (died 1709) Wikipedia ↗
- 1597 Captain John Underhill, English settler and soldier (died 1672) Wikipedia ↗
- 1591 Pierre Le Muet, French architect (died 1669) Wikipedia ↗
- 1589 Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (died 1631) Wikipedia ↗
- 1586 Isaac Massa, Dutch diplomat (died 1643) Wikipedia ↗
- 1576 John Marston, English poet and playwright (died 1634) Wikipedia ↗
- 1573 William Laud, English archbishop and academic (died 1645) Wikipedia ↗
- 1482 Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (died 1553) Wikipedia ↗
- 1474 Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden (died 1536) Wikipedia ↗
- 1471 Frederick I of Denmark (died 1533) Wikipedia ↗
- 1409 Elizabeth of Luxembourg (died 1442) Wikipedia ↗
- 1301 Grand Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (died 1339) Wikipedia ↗
- 14 BC Drusus Julius Caesar, Roman politician (died 23 AD) Wikipedia ↗
Died on this day
- 2024 Cissy Houston, American singer (born 1933) Wikipedia ↗
- 2024 Arie L. Kopelman, American businessman (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
- 2024 Zaw Myint Maung, Burmese politician, physician and former political prisoner (born 1951) Wikipedia ↗
- 2024 Lore Segal, American novelist (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
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- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
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- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia ↗
- 2023 Terence Davies, English filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
- 2022 Arun Bali, Indian actor (born 1942) Wikipedia ↗
- 2020 Mario Molina, Mexican chemist (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
- 2016 Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (born 1951) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (born 1950) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (born 1988) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Terry Burnham, American actress (born 1949) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Leandro Mendoza, Filipino police officer and politician, 36th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (born 1946) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Mervyn M. Dymally, Trinidadian-American politician, 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Ivo Michiels, Belgian-French author and poet (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2010 Milka Planinc, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
- 2009 Irving Penn, American photographer (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 2007 Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1975) Wikipedia ↗
- 2006 Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish cyclist (born 1985) Wikipedia ↗
- 2006 Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (born 1958) Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 Miki Matsubara, Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (born 1959) Wikipedia ↗
- 2003 Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 2003 Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
- 2002 Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942) Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Herblock, American cartoonist and author (born 1909) Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
- 1998 Cees de Vreugd, Dutch strongman and weightlifter (born 1952) Wikipedia ↗
- 1996 Lou Lichtveld, Surinamese-Dutch author, playwright, and politician (born 1903) Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Ivan Hutchinson, Australian film critic and author (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian-Czech-American mathematician, attendant of the Vienna Circle (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
- 1994 Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish-English physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 Allan Bloom, American philosopher and educator (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 Babu Karam Singh Bal, Indian businessman and politician (born1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Beatrice Hutton, Australian architect (born 1893) Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Chiara Badano, Italian beatified (born1971) Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Grim Natwick, American animator (born 1890) Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1904) Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor, science popularizer, and skeptic (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and academic (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
- 1969 Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (born 1888) Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Norman Angell, English journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872) Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1890) Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Oking Jaya Atmaja, Indonesian military officer (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 1956 Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (born 1886) Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (born 1874) Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Willis Haviland Carrier, American engineer (born 1876) Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Helmut Lent, German colonel and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (born 1880) Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (born 1869) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (born 1861) Wikipedia ↗
- 1926 Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (born 1880) Wikipedia ↗
- 1919 Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
- 1911 John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and physician (born 1835) Wikipedia ↗
- 1906 Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (born 1848) Wikipedia ↗
- 1904 Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (born 1831) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (born 1832) Wikipedia ↗
- 1894 Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (born 1809) Wikipedia ↗
- 1884 Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (born 1829) Wikipedia ↗
- 1849 Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (born 1809) Wikipedia ↗
- 1796 Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (born 1710) Wikipedia ↗
- 1793 Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (born 1718) Wikipedia ↗
- 1792 George Mason, American lawyer and politician (born 1725) Wikipedia ↗
- 1787 Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (born 1711) Wikipedia ↗
- 1772 John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (born 1720) Wikipedia ↗
- 1747 Giulia Lama, Italian painter (born 1681) Wikipedia ↗
- 1708 Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (born 1666) Wikipedia ↗
- 1653 Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (born 1581) Wikipedia ↗
- 1651 Jacques Sirmond, French scholar (born 1559) Wikipedia ↗
- 1637 Victor Amadeus I, duke of Savoy (born 1587) Wikipedia ↗
- 1620 Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish-Lithuanian commander (born 1547) Wikipedia ↗
- 1612 Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (born 1538) Wikipedia ↗
- 1577 George Gascoigne, English soldier, courtier, and poet (born 1535) Wikipedia ↗
- 1571 Sufi Ali Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Ottoman Governor of Egypt Wikipedia ↗
- 1571 Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Danish queen consort of Christian III of Denmark (born 1511) Wikipedia ↗
- 1553 Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (born 1500) Wikipedia ↗
- 1468 Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Italian nobleman (born 1417) Wikipedia ↗
- 1461 Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, follower of Joan of Arc (born c. 1390) Wikipedia ↗
- 1368 Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician (born 1338) Wikipedia ↗
- 1363 Eleanor de Bohun, English noblewoman (born 1304) Wikipedia ↗
- 1259 Ezzelino III da Romano, Italian ruler Wikipedia ↗
- 1242 Juntoku, Japanese emperor (born 1197) Wikipedia ↗
- 988 Qian Chu, king of Wuyue (born 929) Wikipedia ↗
- 951 Shi Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (born 919) Wikipedia ↗
- 951 Xiao, Chinese Khitan empress dowager Wikipedia ↗
- 951 Zhen, Chinese Khitan empress consort Wikipedia ↗
- 950 Li, Chinese empress consort Wikipedia ↗
- 929 Charles the Simple, French king (born 879) Wikipedia ↗
- 858 Montoku, Japanese emperor (born 826) Wikipedia ↗
- 336 Mark, pope of the Catholic Church Wikipedia ↗
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day: Justina of PaduaChristian feast day: Henry Muhlenberg (some Lutheran Churches, Episcopal Church of the USA)Christian feast day: OsgythChristian feast day: Our Lady of the RosaryChristian feast day: Pope MarkChristian feast day: Sergius and BacchusChristian feast day: October 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Teachers' Day (Laos)
Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “October 7”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 14 Oct 2026.