October 7th
October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). There are 85 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1841 - King Nicholas I of Montenegro († 1921)
- 1853 - James Whitcomb Riley, poet († 1916)
- 1885 - Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (†1962)
- 1888 - Henry A. Wallace, American politician and Vice President of the United States († 1965)
- 1894 - Del Lord, pioneer Hollywood director († 1970)
- 1897 - Elijah Mohammed, Black Muslim leader († 1975)
- 1900 - Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official and leader of the SS († 1945)
- 1905 - Andy Devine, actor († 1977)
- 1911 - Vaughn Monroe, singer († 1973)
- 1914 - Alfred Drake, actor († 1992)
- 1917 - June Allyson, actress
- 1931 - Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and anti-apartheid activist
- 1934 - Amiri Baraka, playwright, poet (born LeRoi Jones)
- 1935 - Thomas Keneally, Australian author
- 1939 - Harold Kroto, British chemist
- 1943 - Oliver North, United States Marine involved in Iran-Contra affair
- 1951 - John Cougar Mellencamp, singer
- 1952 - Vladimir Putin, Russian politician and president
- 1955 - Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
- 1957 - Jayne Torvill, figure skater
- 1979 - Simona Amanar, Romanian gymnast
Deaths
Holidays
- UN - Universal Children's Day
See Also:
October 6 - October 8 - September 7 - November 7 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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