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
- 1571 –The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Holy League (Spain and Italy) destroys the Turkish fleet.
- 1870 –Franco-Prussian War – Siege of Paris: Leon Gambetta flees Paris in a balloon.
- 1879 –Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the “Twofold Covenant” and create the Dual Alliance.
- 1916 –Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
- 1919 –KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
- 1942 –World War II: The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.
- 1976 –Hua Guofeng becomes Mao Zedong’s successor as chairman of Communist Party of China.
- 1982 –Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
- 1985 –The Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestine Liberation Organization.
- 2001 –The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
Who were born on October 7?
- 1589 –Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)
- 1879 –Joe Hill, American Labor Activist and Poet (d. 1915)
- 1955 –Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist
- 1957 –Michael W. Smith, American singer
- 1960 –Viktor Lazlo, Belgian singer
- 1961 –Matthew Roloff, American reality star
- 1971 –Daniel Boucher, Québécois musician
- 1972 –Ben Younger, American screenwriter and film director
- 1973 –Dida, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 –Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer
Who died on October 7?
- 929 –King Charles III of France (b. 879)
- 1368 –Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)
- 1772 –John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)
- 1970 –Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest, educator and academic executive (b. 1906)
- 1995 –Ernest Ingenito, American mass murderer (b. 1924)
- 2001 –Herbert “Herblock” Block, American cartoonist (b. 1909)
- 2003 –Arthur Berger, American composer (b. 1912)
- 2004 –Ken Bigley, British civil engineer, kidnapped and murdered in Iraq (b. 1942)
- 2005 –Charles Rocket, American actor (b. 1949)
- 2006 –Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist (b. 1958)
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