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{{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{calendar}} {{Other uses|7 October (disambiguation)}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[3761 BC]] – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern [[Hebrew calendar]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Reingold | first = Edward | title = Calendrical calculations | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge, UK & New York | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780521777520 | page=97}}</ref> *[[1403]] – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the [[Battle of Modon (1403)|Battle of Modon]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Hoornstra | first = David S. | chapter= Boucicaut Fils and the Great Hiatus|title= The Hundred Years War (Part 3) | publisher = Brill | location = Leiden, Boston | year = 2013 | isbn = 9789004245655 | page=131}}</ref> *[[1477]] – [[Uppsala University]] is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from [[Pope Sixtus IV]] in February the same year. *[[1513]] – War of the League of Cambrai: Spain [[Battle of La Motta (1513)|defeats]] Venice.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Norwich |first=John Julius |url= |title=A History of Venice |publisher=Vintage |year=1982 |isbn= |edition= |location=New York |pages=429 |oclc=}}</ref> *[[1571]] – The [[Battle of Lepanto]] is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat. ===1601–1900=== *[[1691]] – The charter for the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] is issued.<ref>{{cite book|author=Eugene Aubrey Stratton|title=Plymouth Colony, Its History & People, 1620–1691|publisher=Ancestry Pub|year=1986|page=137}}</ref> *[[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. *[[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 [[Saratoga campaign#Surrender|surrender]]. *[[1780]] – American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|royalist]] irregulars led by British major [[Patrick Ferguson]] at the [[Battle of Kings Mountain]] in [[South Carolina in the American Revolution|South Carolina]], often regarded as the turning point in the war's [[Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War|Southern theater]]. *[[1800]] – French corsair [[Robert Surcouf]], commander of the 18-gun ship ''La Confiance'', captures the British 38-gun ''Kent''. *[[1826]] – The [[Granite Railway]] begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. *[[1828]] – [[Morea expedition]]: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force. *[[1840]] – [[William II of the Netherlands|Willem II]] becomes King of the Netherlands. *[[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: A US Navy ship [[Bahia incident|captures]] a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport. *[[1868]] – [[Cornell University]] holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date. *[[1870]] – Franco-Prussian War: [[Léon Gambetta]] escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon. *[[1879]] – Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the [[Dual Alliance (1879)|Dual Alliance]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1912]] – The [[Nasdaq Helsinki|Helsinki Stock Exchange]] sees its first transaction. *[[1913]] – [[Ford Motor Company]] introduces the first moving [[assembly line|vehicle assembly line]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Moving assembly line debuts at Ford factory |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/moving-assembly-line-at-ford |website=history.com |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref> *[[1916]] – Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most [[1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game|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. *[[1924]] – [[Andreas Michalakopoulos]] becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time. *[[1929]] – [[Photius II of Constantinople|Photius II]] becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. *[[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. *[[1944]] – World War II: The [[Sonderkommando Revolt in Auschwitz]] was an [[uprising]] of prisoners (especially the [[Sonderkommando]]) at the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], they burnt down Crematorium IV. *[[1949]] – The communist [[East Germany|German Democratic Republic]] (East Germany) is formed. *[[1950]] – [[Mother Teresa]] establishes the Missionaries of Charity. *[[1958]] – The [[1958 Pakistani coup d'état]] inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule. * 1958 – The U.S. crewed space-flight project is renamed to [[Project Mercury]]. *[[1959]] – The Soviet probe [[Luna 3]] transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. *[[1961]] – A [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas Dakota IV]] operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to [[British Midland International]]) [[1961 Derby Aviation crash|crashes]] in [[Canigou]], France, killing 34 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota 4 G-AMSW Mont Canigou |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19611007-0 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1963]] – President Kennedy signs the ratification of the [[Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty]]. *[[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]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Howard |last=Jones |year=2003 |title= Death of a Generation: How the Assassinations of Diem and JFK Prolonged the Vietnam War |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn = 0-19-505286-2 |location=New York City |pages=372, 385}}</ref> *[[1977]] – The [[1977 Soviet Constitution|Fourth Soviet Constitution]] is adopted. *[[1978]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 1080]] crashes after takeoff from [[Koltsovo International Airport]], killing 38.<ref name="Ranter 1978">{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |date=1978-10-07 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40 CCCP-87437 Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport (SVX) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19781007-1 |access-date=2018-01-25 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Swissair Flight 316]] crashes at [[Ellinikon International Airport]] in [[Athens]], Greece, killing 14.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 HB-IDE Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791007-0 |access-date= |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref> *[[1985]] – The [[1985 Puerto Rico floods|Mameyes landslide]] kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico. * 1985 – Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front [[Achille Lauro hijacking|hijack]] the {{ship|MS|Achille Lauro}} off the coast of Egypt. *[[1987]] – Sikh nationalists declare the independence of [[Khalistan movement|Khalistan]] from India; it is not internationally recognized. *[[1988]] – A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes [[Operation Breakthrough|a multinational effort to free the whales]]. *[[1991]] – Croatian War of Independence: [[Bombing of the Banski Dvori]] in Zagreb, Croatia. *[[1993]] – The [[Great Flood of 1993|flood of '93]] ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage. *[[1996]] – [[Fox News|Fox News Channel]] begins broadcasting. *[[1998]] – [[Matthew Shepard]], a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. He dies five days later. *[[2000]] – [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: [[Hezbollah]] militants capture three [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Defense Force]] soldiers in a [[2000 Hezbollah cross-border raid|cross-border raid]]. *[[2001]] – The [[United States invasion of Afghanistan|U.S. invasion of Afghanistan]] begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|longest war]] in American history. *[[2002]] – The [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] launches on [[STS-112]] to continue [[assembly of the International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts-112/sts-112-01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017213729/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts-112/sts-112-01.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2002|title=STS-112 MCC Status Report #01|author=NASA|date=8 October 2002|access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[2004 Sinai bombings|Three bombs explode]] at [[Taba, Egypt|Taba]] and [[Nuweiba]] in the [[Sinai Peninsula]], Egypt, killing 34.<ref name=":1" /> *[[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. * 2008 – [[Qantas Flight 72]] experiences an in-flight upset near [[Learmonth, Victoria]], Australia, injuring 112.<ref name="aviation-safety">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A330-303 VH-QPA Learmonth, WA, Australia |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20081007-0 |access-date=2019-11-03 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2016]] – In the wake of [[Hurricane Matthew]], the death toll rises to over 800.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to over 800 in Haiti as storm strikes US |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/07/hurricane-matthew-death-toll-rises-to-over-800-in-haiti-as-storm-strikes-us.html |website=CNBC |access-date=22 November 2020 |language=en |date=8 October 2016}}</ref> *[[2022]] – 10 people die and 8 are injured in [[Creeslough explosion|an explosion at petrol station]] in [[Creeslough]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ten dead, including children, after Creeslough blast |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1008/1327902-creeslough-donegal/ |access-date=10 October 2022 |date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Ales Bialiatski]], along with two organisations, [[Memorial (society)|Memorial]] & [[Center for Civil Liberties (human rights organization)|Center for Civil Liberties]], are [[2022 Nobel Peace Prize|awarded]] the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bryson Taylor |first=Derrick |title=2022 Nobel Prizes: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2022.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 October 2022}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Hamas]] and several other [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] militant groups launch [[October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel|an attack]] into [[Israel]], which results in the deaths of around 1,200,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frayer |first=Lauren |date=November 11, 2023 |title=Israel revises down its death toll from the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to about 1,200 |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/11/11/1212458974/israel-revises-death-toll-hamas-attacks-oct-7 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=NPR}}</ref> mostly civilians, and taking more than [[Gaza war hostage crisis|240 hostages]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eichner |first=Itamar |date=2023-10-10 |title=גורמים בישראל: חשש שמספר החללים והנרצחים גבוה מ-1,200, ושיותר מ-200 נחטפו |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/s14lrbqbp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010211439/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/s14lrbqbp |archive-date=10 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-22 |newspaper=[[Ynet]]}}</ref> including civilians and soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Police say bodies of 769 civilians killed in October 7 onslaught have been identified |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/police-say-bodies-of-769-civilians-killed-in-october-7-onslaught-have-been-identified/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=Israel: Palestinian armed groups must be held accountable for deliberate civilian killings, abductions and indiscriminate attacks |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/israel-palestinian-armed-groups-must-be-held-accountable-for-deliberate-civilian-killings-abductions-and-indiscriminate-attacks/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref> The attack initiated the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Subramaniam |first1=Tara |last2=Regan |first2=Helen |last3=Edwards |first3=Christian |last4=Ed |first4=Upright |last5=Vogt |first5=Adrienne |last6=Meyer |first6=Matt |last7=Sottile |first7=Zoe |last8=Hammond |first8=Elise |date=2023-12-01 |title=What did Israeli intelligence know about Hamas' October 7 attack? |url=https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-12-1-23/h_a3aaada742f6be344bda19e4b1a9d401 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has fought several rounds of war with Israel |url=https://apnews.com/article/hamas-gaza-palestinian-authority-israel-war-ed7018dbaae09b81513daf3bda38109a |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><!--This entry relates to a contentious topic, which means a special procedure must be followed when editing it. Please see the talk page for more details.--> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[14 BC]] – [[Drusus Julius Caesar]], Roman politician (d. 23 AD) *[[1301]] – Grand Prince [[Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver]] (d. 1339) *[[1409]] – [[Elizabeth of Luxembourg]] (d. 1442) *[[1471]] – [[Frederick I of Denmark]] (d. 1533) *[[1474]] – [[Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden]] (d. 1536) *[[1482]] – [[Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach]] (d. 1553) *[[1573]] – [[William Laud]], English archbishop and academic (d. 1645) *[[1576]] – [[John Marston (playwright)|John Marston]], English poet and playwright (d. 1634) *[[1586]] – [[Isaac Massa]], Dutch diplomat (d. 1643) *[[1589]] – [[Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria]] (d. 1631) *[[1591]] – [[Pierre Le Muet]], French architect (d. 1669) *[[1597]] – [[Captain John Underhill]], English settler and soldier (d. 1672) ===1601–1900=== *[[1635]] – [[Roger de Piles]], French painter (d. 1709) *[[1713]] – [[Granville Elliott]], English general (d. 1759) *[[1728]] – [[Caesar Rodney]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th [[List of Governors of Delaware|Governor of Delaware]] (d. 1784) *[[1744]] – [[Sergey Vyazmitinov]], Russian general and politician, [[Saint Petersburg Governorate|War Governor of Saint Petersburg]] (d. 1819) *[[1746]] – [[William Billings]], American composer and educator (d. 1800) *[[1748]] – [[Charles XIII of Sweden]] (d. 1818) *[[1769]] – [[Solomon Sibley]], American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st [[Mayor of Detroit]] (d. 1846) *[[1786]] – [[Louis-Joseph Papineau]], Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871) *[[1798]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume]], French instrument maker and businessman (d. 1875) *[[1799]] – [[Mills Darden]], one of the largest men ever in human history (d. 1857)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mills Darden Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee |url=https://www.tngenweb.org/records/henderson/cemeteries/darden76.htm |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.tngenweb.org}}</ref> *[[1819]] – [[Ann Eliza Smith]], American author and patriot (d. 1905)<ref name="Upham2001">{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA157|year=2001|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|isbn=978-0-87351-396-8|pages=157–}}</ref> *[[1821]] – [[Richard H. Anderson (general)|Richard H. Anderson]], American general (d. 1879)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Heron Anderson {{!}} American general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Heron-Anderson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1832]] – [[Charles Crozat Converse]], American lawyer and composer (d. 1918) *[[1835]] – [[Felix Draeseke]], German composer and educator (d. 1913) *[[1836]] – [[Henri Elzéar Taschereau]], Canadian scholar and jurist, 4th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (d. 1911) *[[1841]] – [[Nicholas I of Montenegro]] (d. 1921) *[[1849]] – [[James Whitcomb Riley]], American poet and author (d. 1916) *[[1860]] – [[Leonidas Paraskevopoulos]], Greek general and politician (d. 1936) *[[1866]] – [[Wlodimir Ledóchowski]], Polish-Austrian religious leader, 26th [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (d. 1942) *[[1870]] – [[Uncle Dave Macon]], American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian (d. 1952) *[[1876]] – [[Louis Tancred]], South African cricketer (d. 1934) *[[1879]] – [[Joe Hill (activist)|Joe Hill]], Swedish-born American labor activist and poet (d. 1915) *[[1881]] – [[Mikhail Drozdovsky]], Ukrainian-Russian general (d. 1918) *[[1884]] – [[Harold Geiger]], American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1927) *[[1885]] – [[Niels Bohr]], Danish physicist and philosopher, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1962) * 1885 – [[Claud Ashton Jones]], American admiral, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1948) *[[1887]] – [[Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1887)|Jack Russell]], English cricketer and coach (d. 1961) *[[1888]] – [[Henry A. Wallace]], American agronomist and politician, 33rd [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1965) * 1888 – [[Edna Meade Colson]], American educator and activist (d. 1985)<ref name="DVB">{{cite web|title=Edna Meade Colson (7 October 1888–17 January 1985)|url=http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Colson_Edna_Meade|website=Dictionary of Virginia Biography|access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Robert Z. Leonard]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968) *[[1892]] – [[Dwain Esper]], American director and producer (d. 1982) *[[1893]] – [[Alice Dalgliesh]], Trinidadian-American author and publisher (d. 1979) *[[1895]] – [[Maurice Grevisse]], Belgian linguist and author (d. 1980) *[[1896]] – [[Paulino Alcántara]], Spanish Filipino football player and manager (d. 1964) *[[1897]] – [[Elijah Muhammad]], American religious leader (d. 1975) * 1897 – [[Thakin Mya]], Burmese lawyer and politician (d. 1947) *[[1900]] – [[Heinrich Himmler]], German commander and politician (d. 1945) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Frank Boucher]], Canadian ice hockey player and executive (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Boucher |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/frank-boucher-8445134 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Armando Castellazzi]], Italian footballer and coach (d. 1968) * 1904 – [[Chuck Klein]], American baseball player (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chuck Klein |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chuck-klein-117141 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Andy Devine]], American actor (d. 1977) *[[1907]] – [[Helen MacInnes]], Scottish-American librarian and author (d. 1985) *[[1909]] – [[Anni Blomqvist]], Finnish author (d. 1990) * 1909 – [[Shura Cherkassky]], Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (d. 1995) * 1909 – [[Erastus Corning 2nd]], American soldier and politician, 72nd [[List of mayors of Albany, New York|Mayor of Albany]] (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite book |last=Grondahl |first=Paul |date=2007 |title=Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PfdU14bq2LUC&pg=PA69 |location=Albany, NY |publisher=State University of New York Press |page=46 |isbn=978-0-7914-7294-1 |ref={{sfnRef|Grondahl}}}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Henry Plumer McIlhenny]], American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1986) *[[1911]] – [[Vaughn Monroe]], American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1973) *[[1912]] – [[Fernando Belaúnde Terry]], Peruvian architect and politician, 85th [[President of Peru]] (d. 2002) * 1912 – [[Peter Walker (racing driver)|Peter Walker]], English race car driver (d. 1984) *[[1913]] – [[Simon Carmiggelt]], Dutch journalist and author (d. 1987) * 1913 – [[Raimond Valgre]], Estonian pianist, guitarist, and composer (d. 1949) *[[1914]] – [[Begum Akhtar]], Indian actress (d. 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nrcw.nic.in/shared/sublinkimages/209.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410014918/http://nrcw.nic.in/shared/sublinkimages/209.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-04-10|title=Begum Akhtar (1914–1974)|date=2009-04-10|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> * 1914 – [[Sarah Churchill (actress)|Sarah Churchill]], English actress (d. 1982) * 1914 – [[Alfred Drake]], American actor and singer (d. 1992) * 1914 – [[Herman Keiser]], American golfer (d. 2003) *[[1917]] – [[June Allyson]], American actress (d. 2006)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 7: Joy Behar, Simon Cowell |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/07/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-7-Joy-Behar-Simon-Cowell/3691665013549/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=7 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Harry V. Jaffa]], American historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 2015) *[[1919]] – [[Henriette Avram]], American computer scientist and academic (d. 2006) * 1919 – [[Zelman Cowen]], Australian academic and politician, 19th [[Governor-General of Australia]] (d. 2011) * 1919 – [[Georges Duby]], French historian and author (d. 1996) *[[1920]] – [[Georg Leber]], German soldier and politician, [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|German Federal Minister of Defence]] (d. 2012) * 1920 – [[Jack Rowley]], English footballer and manager (d. 1998) *[[1921]] – [[Raymond Goethals]], Belgian footballer and coach (d. 2004) *[[1922]] – [[Grady Hatton]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013) * 1922 – [[William Zinsser]], American journalist and critic (d. 2015) *[[1923]] – [[Irma Grese]], German [[SS]] officer (d. 1945) * 1923 – [[Břetislav Pojar]], Czech animator and director (d. 2012) * 1923 – [[Jean-Paul Riopelle]], Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 2002) *[[1926]] – [[Alex Groza]], American basketball player (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Groza |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/splits/_/id/5069/alex-groza |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Al Martino]], American singer and actor (d. 2009) * 1927 – [[R. D. Laing]], Scottish psychiatrist and author (d. 1989) * 1927 – [[Demetrio González]], Spanish-Mexican film actor and singer (d. 2015) *[[1928]] – [[José Messias]], Brazilian composer, singer, writer, host and critic (d. 2015) * 1928 – [[Ali Kafi]], Algerian politician (d. 2013) * 1928 – [[Lorna Wing]], English autism researcher (d. 2014) *[[1929]] – [[Graeme Ferguson (filmmaker)|Graeme Ferguson]], Canadian director and producer, co-founded the [[IMAX Corporation]] (d. 2021) * 1929 – [[Mariano Gagnon]], American Catholic priest and author (d. 2017) * 1929 – [[Robert Westall]], English journalist and author (d. 1993) *[[1930]] – [[Curtis Crider]], American race car driver (d. 2012) *[[1931]] – [[Cotton Fitzsimmons]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2004) * 1931 – [[Tommy Lewis (American football)|Tommy Lewis]], American football player and coach (d. 2014) * 1931 – [[R. Sivagurunathan]], Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and academic (d. 2003) * 1931 – [[Desmond Tutu]], South African archbishop and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news |last=Frankel |first=Glenn |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/desmond-tutu-archbishop-south-africa-apartheid/2021/12/26/9fef6f0c-661e-11ec-a7e8-3a8455b71fad_story.html |title=Desmond Tutu, exuberant apostle of racial justice in South Africa, dies at 90 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=26 December 2021 |access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Joannes Gijsen]], Dutch bishop (d. 2013) *[[1933]] – [[Harold Dunaway]], American race car driver and pilot (d. 2012) *[[1934]] – [[Amiri Baraka]], American poet, playwright, and academic (d. 2014) * 1934 – [[Ulrike Meinhof]], German [[far-left]] [[terrorist]], co-founder of the [[Red Army Faction]], journalist (d. 1976) * 1934 – [[Willie Naulls]], American basketball player (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Naulls |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77693/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer)|Julian Thompson]], English general and historian *[[1935]] – [[Thomas Keneally]], Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist *[[1936]] – [[Michael Hurll]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) *[[1937]] – [[Christopher Booker]], English journalist and author (d. 2019) * 1937 – [[Chet Powers]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1994) * 1937 – [[Maria Szyszkowska]], Polish academic and politician *[[1938]] – [[Yvonne Brewster]], Jamaican actress and theatre director<ref>Rodreguez King-Dorset, [https://books.google.com/books?id=NiGhBAAAQBAJ&dq=yvonne+brewster+born+7+october+1938&pg=PA18 ''Black British Theatre Pioneers: Yvonne Brewster and the First Generation of Actors, Playwrights and Other Practitioners''], Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2014.</ref> * 1938 – [[Ann Jones (tennis)|Ann Jones]], English tennis player and sportscaster *[[1939]] – [[John Hopcroft]], American computer scientist and author * 1939 – [[Clive James]], Australian television host, author, and critic (d. 2019) * 1939 – [[Harry Kroto]], English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2016) * 1939 – [[Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya]], Congolese cardinal (d. 2021) * 1939 – [[Bill Snyder]], American football player and coach *[[1942]] – [[Joy Behar]], American talk show host, comedian and television personality<ref name="AP" /> *[[1943]] – [[José Cardenal]], Cuban baseball player and coach * 1943 – [[Oliver North]], American colonel, journalist, and author<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/20/news/mn-24264/2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715032528/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/20/news/mn-24264/2|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Obituaries|date=October 20, 1999}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Judee Sill]], American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1979) * 1944 – [[Donald Tsang]], Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]] *[[1945]] – [[Kevin Godley]], English singer-songwriter and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1945 – [[David Wallace (physicist)|David Wallace]], Scottish physicist and academic *[[1946]] – [[John Brass]], Australian rugby player and coach * 1946 – [[Catharine MacKinnon]], American lawyer, activist, and author *[[1947]] – [[Chris Bambridge]], Australian footballer and referee * 1947 – [[Jill Larson]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1948]] – [[Diane Ackerman]], American poet and essayist * 1948 – [[John F. B. Mitchell]], English climatologist and author * 1948 – [[Stephen Rucker]], American composer *[[1949]] – [[Dave Hope]], American bass player and priest *[[1950]] – [[Dick Jauron]], American football player and coach (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shribman |first=David |date=February 8, 2025 |title=Dick Jauron, Swampscott legend and former NFL player and coach, dies at 74 - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/08/sports/dick-jauron-swampscott-legend-former-nfl-player-coach-dies-74/ |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1950 – [[Jakaya Kikwete]], Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th [[President of Tanzania]] *[[1951]] – [[Enki Bilal]], French comic book creator, comics artist and film director * 1951 – [[John Mellencamp]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 7, 2022 includes celebrities Toni Braxton, Yo-Yo Ma |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-7-2022-includes-celebrities-toni-braxton-yo-yo-ma.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=7 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Mary Badham]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1952 – [[Vladimir Putin]], Russian colonel and politician, 4th [[President of Russia]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1952 – [[Jacques Richard]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002) * 1952 – [[Graham Yallop]], Australian cricketer *[[1953]] – [[Linda Griffiths]], Canadian actress and playwright (d. 2014) * 1953 – [[Margus Lepa]], Estonian journalist and actor * 1953 – [[Tico Torres]], American drummer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1955]] – [[Ralph Johnson (computer scientist)|Ralph Johnson]], American computer scientist and author * 1955 – [[Bill Henson]], Australian photographer * 1955 – [[Yo-Yo Ma]], French-American cellist and educator<ref name="AP" /> *[[1956]] – [[Steve Bainbridge]], English rugby player * 1956 – [[Mike Shipley]], Australian-English sound engineer and producer (d. 2013) * 1956 – [[Brian Sutter]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1957]] – [[Joey Marquez]], Filipino basketball player, actor, and politician * 1957 – [[Michael W. Smith]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Jayne Torvill]], English figure skater *[[1959]] – [[Dylan Baker]], American actor * 1959 – [[Simon Cowell]], English businessman and record producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1959 – [[Lourdes Flores]], Peruvian lawyer and politician * 1959 – [[Jean-Marc Fournier]], Canadian lawyer and politician * 1959 – [[Brazo de Oro (wrestler)|Brazo de Oro]], Mexican wrestler (d. 2017) *[[1960]] – [[Kevin Boyle (historian)|Kevin Boyle]], American historian and author *[[1961]] – [[Brian Mannix]], Australian singer-songwriter * 1961 – [[Tony Sparano]], American football player and coach (d. 2018) *[[1962]] – [[Dave Bronconnier]], Canadian businessman and politician, 35th [[Mayor of Calgary]] * 1962 – [[Micky Flanagan]], English comedian * 1962 – [[William Johnson (cricketer, born 1962)|William Johnson]], German-English cricketer *[[1964]] – [[Sam Brown (singer)|Sam Brown]], English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer * 1964 – [[Dan Savage]], American LGBT rights activist, journalist and television producer * 1964 – [[Paul Stewart (footballer, born 1964)|Paul Stewart]], English footballer *[[1965]] – [[Genji Hashimoto]], Japanese race car driver * 1965 – [[Kumiko Watanabe]], Japanese voice actress *[[1966]] – [[Sherman Alexie]], American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker * 1966 – [[Marco Beltrami]], Italian-American composer and conductor * 1966 – [[Janet Shaw (cyclist)|Janet Shaw]], Australian cyclist and author (d. 2012) *[[1967]] – [[Michelle Alexander]], American law professor, author and activist * 1967 – [[Peter Baker (golfer)|Peter Baker]], English golfer<ref>{{EuroTour player|2660}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Toni Braxton]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1968]] – [[Thom Yorke]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1969]] – [[Bobbie Brown]], American model and actress * 1969 – [[Malia Hosaka]], American wrestler *[[1970]] – [[Nicole Ari Parker]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Daniel Boucher (musician)|Daniel Boucher]], Canadian singer and actor *[[1972]] – [[Marlou Aquino]], Filipino basketball player * 1972 – [[Ben Younger]], American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1973]] – [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]], Brazilian footballer * 1973 – [[Priest Holmes]], American football player * 1973 – [[Sami Hyypiä]], Finnish footballer and manager * 1973 – [[Grigol Mgaloblishvili]], Georgian politician and diplomat, 7th [[Prime Minister of Georgia]] *[[1974]] – [[Rune Glifberg]], Danish skateboarder * 1974 – [[Allison Munn]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[Ruslan Nigmatullin]], Russian footballer * 1974 – [[Charlotte Perrelli]], Swedish singer *[[1975]] – [[Giorgos Karadimos]], Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1975 – [[Damian Kulash]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Tim Minchin]], English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer * 1975 – [[Rhyno]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhyno |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17444177/wwe-profile-page-rhyno |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |date=1 September 2016}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Marc Coma]], Spanish motorcycle racer * 1976 – [[Taylor Hicks]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Gilberto Silva]], Brazilian footballer * 1976 – [[Santiago Solari]], Argentinian footballer and manager * 1976 – [[Charles Woodson]], American football player *[[1977]] – [[Antoine Revoy]], French comics writer and illustrator *[[1978]] – [[Alison Balsom]], English trumpet player and educator * 1978 – [[Alesha Dixon]], English singer-songwriter and dancer * 1978 – [[Zaheer Khan]], Indian cricketer * 1978 – [[Omar Benson Miller]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1979]] – [[Simona Amânar]], Romanian gymnast * 1979 – [[Aaron Ashmore]], Canadian actor * 1979 – [[Shawn Ashmore]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1982]] – [[Madjid Bougherra]], Algerian footballer * 1982 – [[Jermain Defoe]], English footballer * 1982 – [[Robby Ginepri]], American tennis player * 1982 – [[Jake McLaughlin]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1982 – [[Lockett Pundt]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1982 – [[Li Yundi]], Chinese pianist *[[1983]] – [[Archie Bland]], English journalist and author * 1983 – [[Dwayne Bravo]], Trinidadian cricketer * 1983 – [[Flying Lotus]], American rapper, DJ, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1983 – [[Scottie Upshall]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1984]] – [[Salman Butt]], Pakistani cricketer * 1984 – [[Toma Ikuta]], Japanese actor and singer * 1984 – [[Simon Poulsen]], Danish footballer * 1984 – [[Zachary Wyatt]], American soldier and politician *[[1985]] – [[Evan Longoria]], American baseball player *[[1986]] – [[Chase Daniel]], American football player * 1986 – [[Lee Nguyen]], American soccer player * 1986 – [[Gunnar Nielsen (Faroese footballer)|Gunnar Nielsen]], Faroese footballer * 1986 – [[Bree Olson]], American actress, model, and former pornographic actress * 1986 – [[A. J. Price]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=AJ Price |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201985/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Holland Roden]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1986 – [[Amy Satterthwaite]], New Zealand cricketer * 1986 – [[Amber Stevens West]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1987]] – [[Jeremy Brockie]], New Zealand footballer * 1987 – [[Alex Cobb]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Cobb |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-cobb-502171 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Aiden English]], American wrestler * 1987 – [[Damion James]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Damion James |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202345/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Sam Querrey]], American tennis player *[[1988]] – [[Diego da Silva Costa]], Brazilian footballer *[[1989]] – [[Trent Merrin]], Australian rugby league player *[[1990]] – [[Sebastián Coates]], Uruguayan footballer *[[1991]] – [[Oscar Fantenberg]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscar Fantenberg |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/oscar-fantenberg-8480147 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Mike Foltynewicz]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Foltynewicz |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/mike-foltynewicz-592314 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Nicole Jung]], American singer<ref name="Russell2014">{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |year=2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=94}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Lay Zhang]], Chinese singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="Russell20142">{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=59}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Mookie Betts]], American baseball player *[[1993]] – [[Nic Stauskas]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nik Stauskas |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203917/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Lyndon Dykes]], Australian professional footballer * 1995 – [[Mathias Dyngeland]], Norwegian footballer * 1995 – [[Lloyd Jones (English footballer)|Lloyd Jones]], English professional footballer * 1995 – [[Bram van Vlerken]], Dutch professional football player *[[1996]] – [[Lewis Capaldi]], Scottish singer-songwriter<ref>Clyde 1, [https://planetradio.co.uk/clyde/entertainment/music/lewis-capaldi-scotland], Dodds, Emma, 2019.</ref> * 1996 – [[Choi Jeong (Go player)|Choi Jeong]], South Korean Go player<ref>{{Cite web |title=기사정보 – 한국기원 |url=http://m.baduk.or.kr/record/gisa_info.asp?PRPL_CODE=10000580 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=m.baduk.or.kr |language=ko}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Kira Kosarin]], American actress and singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/nickelodeons-kira-kosarin-says-goodbye-13473871|title=Nickelodeon's Kira Kosarin on saying goodbye to The Thundermans|last=Newman|first=Vicki|date=October 24, 2018|website=mirror|language=en|access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Nicole Maines]], American actress, writer, and activist<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1998]] – [[Trent Alexander-Arnold]], English footballer * 1998 – [[Ryan Trahan]], American YouTuber<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1710652288857960766 |user=RyanTrahan |title=my 25th birthday! does this mean I need to have a beard 😂🔥 I'm serious what do I do |date=October 7, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Princess Senate Seeiso]], Princess of Lesotho<ref>{{cite web |title=Princess (Khosatsana) Senate Mary Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho – The African Royal Families |url=https://theafricanroyalfamilies.com/2022/10/07/princess-khosatsana-senate-mary-mohato-seeiso-of-lesotho/ |website=theafricanroyalfamilies.com |date=7 October 2022}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[336]] – [[Pope Mark|Mark]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] * [[858]] – [[Emperor Montoku|Montoku]], Japanese emperor (b. 826) * [[929]] – [[Charles the Simple]], French king (b. 879) * [[950]] – [[Empress Li (Later Jin)|Li]], Chinese empress consort * [[951]] – [[Emperor Shizong of Liao|Shi Zong]], emperor of the [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] (b. 919) * 951 – [[Empress Dowager Xiao (Shizong)|Xiao]], Chinese [[Khitan people|Khitan]] empress dowager * 951 – [[Empress Zhen (Liao dynasty)|Zhen]], Chinese Khitan empress consort * [[988]] – [[Qian Chu]], king of [[Wuyue]] (b. 929) *[[1242]] – [[Emperor Juntoku|Juntoku]], Japanese emperor (b. 1197) *[[1259]] – [[Ezzelino III da Romano]], Italian ruler *[[1363]] – [[Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde|Eleanor de Bohun]], English noblewoman (b. 1304) *[[1368]] – [[Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence]], Belgian-English politician (b. 1338) *[[1461]] – [[Jean Poton de Xaintrailles]], follower of [[Joan of Arc]] (b. c. 1390) *[[1468]] – [[Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta]], Italian nobleman (b. 1417) *[[1553]] – [[Cristóbal de Morales]], Spanish composer (b. 1500) *[[1571]] – [[Sufi Ali Pasha]], Ottoman soldier and politician, [[List of Ottoman governors of Egypt|Ottoman Governor of Egypt]] * 1571 – [[Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg]], Danish queen consort of [[Christian III of Denmark]] (b. 1511) *[[1577]] – [[George Gascoigne]], English soldier, courtier, and poet (b. 1535) ===1601–1900=== *[[1612]] – [[Giovanni Battista Guarini]], Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1538) *[[1620]] – [[Stanisław Żółkiewski]], Polish-Lithuanian commander (b. 1547) *[[1637]] – [[Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy|Victor Amadeus I]], duke of [[Savoy]] (b. 1587) *[[1651]] – [[Jacques Sirmond]], French scholar (b. 1559) *[[1653]] – [[Fausto Poli]], Italian cardinal (b. 1581) *[[1708]] – [[Guru Gobind Singh]], Indian 10th [[Sikh guru]] (b. 1666) *[[1747]] – [[Giulia Lama]], Italian painter (b. 1681)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gaze |first1=Delia |title=Concise Dictionary of Women Artists |date=2001 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-57958-335-4 |page=438 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4h7A0XIN14C&pg=PA438 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1772]] – [[John Woolman]], American preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720) *[[1787]] – [[Henry Muhlenberg]], German-American pastor and missionary (b. 1711) *[[1792]] – [[George Mason]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1725) *[[1793]] – [[Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire]], English politician, [[President of the Board of Trade]] (b. 1718) *[[1796]] – [[Thomas Reid]], Scottish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1710) *[[1849]] – [[Edgar Allan Poe]], American short story writer, poet, and critic (b. 1809) *[[1884]] – [[Bernard Petitjean]], French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (b. 1829) *[[1894]] – [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.]], American physician, author, and poet (b. 1809) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Rudolf Lipschitz]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)<ref>{{cite book| last = Chang| first = Sooyoung | title=Academic Genealogy of Mathematicians | year=2011| publisher=World Scientific | isbn= 978-9-814-28229-1 | pages= 27 }}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Isabella Bird]], English historian and explorer (b. 1831)<ref>{{cite book | last = Checkland | first = Olive | title = Isabella Bird and 'a woman's right to do what she can do well | publisher = Scottish Cultural Press | location = Aberdeen | year = 1996 | isbn = 9781898218333 | page=184}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Honoré Beaugrand]], Canadian journalist and politician, 18th [[Mayor of Montreal]] (b. 1848)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=6548|title=Beaugrand, Honoré|author=Francois Ricard|website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography|access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[John Hughlings Jackson]], English neurologist and physician (b. 1835)<ref>{{cite book | last = Koehler | first = Peter | title = Neurological eponyms | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = New York | year = 2000 | isbn = 9780198030591 | page=95}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Alfred Deakin]], Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1856)<ref>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |last=Norris |first=R. |coauthor= |authorlink= |title=Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919) |year=1981 |id2=deakin-alfred-5927}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Christy Mathewson]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1880) *[[1926]] – [[Emil Kraepelin]], German psychologist and academic (b. 1856) *[[1933]] – [[Alexander Peacock]], Australian politician, 20th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1861) *[[1939]] – [[Harvey Williams Cushing]], American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869) *[[1943]] – [[Radclyffe Hall]], English author and poet (b. 1880) *[[1944]] – [[Helmut Lent]], German colonel and pilot (b. 1918) *[[1950]] – [[Willis Carrier|Willis Haviland Carrier]], American engineer (b. 1876) *[[1951]] – [[Anton Philips]], Dutch businessman, co-founded [[Philips]] (b. 1874) *[[1956]] – [[Clarence Birdseye]], American businessman, founded [[Birds Eye]] (b. 1886) *[[1959]] – [[Mario Lanza]], American tenor and actor (b. 1921) *[[1963]] – [[Oking Jaya Atmaja]], Indonesian military officer (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Firmansyah |first1=Wahab |title=Mayor Oking Pejuang Penumpas PKI Muso yang Namanya Diabadikan untuk Jalan di Bogor dan Bekasi |url=https://daerah.sindonews.com/read/595057/173/mayor-oking-pejuang-penumpas-pki-muso-yang-namanya-diabadikan-untuk-jalan-di-bogor-dan-bekasi-1636524668 |website=daerah.sindonews.com |publisher=Sindo News |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Grigoris Asikis]], Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1890) *[[1967]] – [[Norman Angell]], English journalist and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1872) *[[1969]] – [[Léon Scieur]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1888) *[[1970]] – [[Alphonse-Marie Parent]], Canadian priest and academic (b. 1906) *[[1983]] – [[George O. Abell]], American astronomer, professor, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927) *[[1985]] – [[Cemal Reşit Rey]], Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1904) *[[1990]] – [[Beatrice Hutton]], Australian architect (b. 1893) * 1990 – [[Chiara Badano]], Italian beatified (b.1971) * 1990 – [[Grim Natwick]], American animator (b. 1890)<ref>{{Cite news|agency=AP|date=1990-10-10|title=Myron Natwick, 100; Animated Betty Boop (Published 1990)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/10/obituaries/myron-natwick-100-animated-betty-boop.html|access-date=2021-02-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Harry W. Brown (pilot)|Harry W. Brown]], American colonel and pilot (b. 1921) * 1991 – [[Leo Durocher]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1905) * 1991 – [[Darren Millane]], Australian footballer (b. 1965) *[[1992]] – [[Allan Bloom]], American philosopher and educator (b. 1930) * 1992 – [[Babu Karam Singh Bal]], Indian businessman and politician (b.1927) *[[1993]] – [[Cyril Cusack]], South African-born Irish actor (b. 1910) *[[1994]] – [[Niels Kaj Jerne]], Danish-English physician and immunologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1911) *[[1995]] – [[Ivan Hutchinson]], Australian film critic and author (b. 1928) * 1995 – [[Olga Taussky-Todd]], Austrian-Czech-American mathematician, attendant of the Vienna Circle (b. 1906) *[[1996]] – [[Lou Lichtveld]], Surinamese-Dutch author, playwright, and politician (b. 1903) *[[1998]] – [[Cees de Vreugd]], Dutch strongman and weightlifter (b. 1952) *[[2001]] – [[Herblock]], American cartoonist and author (b. 1909) * 2001 – [[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Christopher Adams]], English-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1955) * 2001 – [[Roger Gaudry]], Canadian chemist and businessman (b. 1913) *[[2002]] – [[Pierangelo Bertoli]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942) *[[2003]] – [[Izzy Asper]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1932) * 2003 – [[Arthur Berger (composer)|Arthur Berger]], American composer and educator (b. 1912) *[[2004]] – [[Miki Matsubara]], Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (b. 1959)<ref name="DON">{{Cite news|date=October 7, 2009|title=Miki Matsubara – The Timeless Queen of City Pop – Miki Matsubara's Illness | url=https://www.yokogaomag.com/editorial/miki-matsubara-city-pop | website=www.yokogaomag.com | first=Gill | last=Princen}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Tony Lanfranchi]], English race car driver (b. 1935) *[[2005]] – [[Charles Rocket]], American actor and comedian (b. 1949) *[[2006]] – [[Julen Goikoetxea]], Spanish cyclist (b. 1985) * 2006 – [[Anna Politkovskaya]], American-Russian journalist and activist (b. 1958) *[[2007]] – [[Norifumi Abe]], Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1975) * 2007 – [[George E. Sangmeister]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1931) *[[2009]] – [[Irving Penn]], American photographer (b. 1917) *[[2010]] – [[T Lavitz]], American keyboard player, composer, and producer (b. 1956) * 2010 – [[Milka Planinc]], Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia]] (b. 1924) *[[2011]] – [[Ramiz Alia]], Albanian politician, 1st [[President of Albania]] (b. 1925) * 2011 – [[Andrew Laszlo]], Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1926) *[[2012]] – [[Mervyn M. Dymally]], Trinidadian-American politician, 41st [[Lieutenant Governor of California]] (b. 1926) * 2012 – [[Ivo Michiels]], Belgian-French author and poet (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Wiley Reed]], American-Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944) *[[2013]] – [[Mick Buckley (English footballer)|Mick Buckley]], English footballer (b. 1953) * 2013 – [[Terry Burnham]], American actress (b. 1949)<ref>Wilson, Scott (2016). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22elizabeth+teresa+burnham%22&pg=PA103 Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 103. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-7992-4}}.</ref> * 2013 – [[Patrice Chéreau]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944) * 2013 – [[David E. Jeremiah]], American admiral (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[Leandro Mendoza]], Filipino police officer and politician, 36th [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]] (b. 1946) * 2013 – [[Joe Rogers (politician)|Joe Rogers]], American lawyer and politician, 45th [[Lieutenant Governor of Colorado]] (b. 1964) *[[2014]] – [[Nika Kiladze]], Georgian footballer (b. 1988) * 2014 – [[Siegfried Lenz]], Polish-German author and playwright (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Iva Withers]], Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1917) *[[2015]] – [[Harry Gallatin]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1927) * 2015 – [[Hossein Hamadani]], Iranian general (b. 1951) * 2015 – [[Jurelang Zedkaia]], Marshallese politician, 5th [[List of Presidents of the Marshall Islands|President of the Marshall Islands]] (b. 1950) *[[2016]] – [[Ross Higgins]], Australian actor, comedian (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news|title=Kingswood Country star Ross Higgins dies|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-07/kingswood-country-star-ross-higgins-dead-aged-85/7913758|access-date=7 October 2021|work=ABC News|date=7 October 2016}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Mario Molina]], Mexican chemist (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUSRTS30YSX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408210155/https://uk.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUSRTS30YSX|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-08|title= Notable deaths in 2020|website=Reuters|access-date=2020-10-23}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Arun Bali]], Indian actor (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actor-arun-bali-dies-at-79-in-mumbai-101665111340087.html|title=Veteran actor Arun Bali dies at 79 in Mumbai, fans pay tribute: 'He was so good in every role'|work=Hindustan Times|date=7 October 2022|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref> *[[2023]] – Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the [[October 7 attack]] **[[Lior Asulin]], Israeli footballer (b. 1980)<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=8 October 2023 |title=כדורגלן העבר, ליאור אסולין, נרצח במסיבת הטבע בקיבוץ רעים |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/israelisoccer/article/hkmmm8j11p |url-status=live |access-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008103709/https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/israelisoccer/article/hkmmm8j11p |archive-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> **[[Jayar Davidov]], Israeli police officer (b. 1979)<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 November 2023 |title=בדרכו של אבא: בנו של מפקד תחנת רהט שנפל ב-7 באוקטובר הצטרף למג"ב |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hkinsfbxt |language=Hebrew |work=Ynet |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref> **[[Asaf Hamami]] Israeli soldier who served as commander of the Southern Brigade (b. 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |title=IDF reveals a Gaza brigade chief was killed Oct 7, body held by Hamas |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-senior-officer-was-killed-october-7-body-being-held-by-hamas/}}</ref> **[[Hayim Katsman]], American-Israeli peace activist (b. 1991)<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Silow-Carroll |first=Andrew |date=2023-10-11 |title=Faces of Israel's fallen: Soldiers, peace activists, a family of 5 and more |url=https://www.jta.org/2023/10/11/obituaries/faces-of-israels-fallen-soldiers-a-peace-activist-a-family-of-5-and-more |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}</ref> **[[Ofir Libstein]], Israeli politician (b. 1973)<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=7 October 2023 |title=מלחמת פתע: כאלף מחבלים חדרו מעזה לשטח ישראל, לפחות 100 נרצחים |language=Hebrew |trans-title= |work=Walla! |location= |url=https://news.walla.co.il/item/3614155 |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007080618/https://news.walla.co.il/item/3614155 |archive-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> **[[Roi Levy]], Israel Defense Forces officer (b. 1979)<ref>{{cite news |date=13 October 2023 |title=Col. Roi Levy, 44: Wounded, rehabilitated, returned to fight and killed |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/col-roi-levy-44-wounded-rehabilitated-returned-to-fight-and-killed/ |work=The Times of Israel |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref> **[[Shani Louk]], Israeli-German tattoo artist (b.2001)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Picheta|first1=Robert|title=Shani Louk, 23-year-old kidnapped from music festival, found dead, Israel says|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/30/middleeast/shani-louk-dead-israel-intl/index.html|website=CNN |access-date=30 October 2023|language=en|date=30 October 2023}}</ref> **[[Izhar Peled]], retired Israeli police officer (b. 1961)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rj9x9h6wp |title=תמי וסעיד נרצחו 50 שנה בדיוק אחרי שאחיהם נפלו, ינאי הציל את חיי חייליו |last= |first= |date=20 October 2023 |website=Ynet |publisher=Yedioth Ahronoth |language=Hebrew |access-date=16 November 2023 |last1=Ynet |first1=כתבי }}</ref> **[[Aner Shapira]], an off-duty Israeli soldier who has been credited with saving the lives of at least 7 people (b. 2001)<ref name="Messenger">{{cite news |last1=Gavin |first1=Christopher |title=Video Shows Hero Israeli Soldier Save Festival-Goers from Hamas Attack by Throwing Back 7 Grenades Before Being Killed by 8th |url=https://themessenger.com/news/hero-israeli-soldier-aner-shapira-tossing-back-hamas-grenades-video-before-being-killed-saved-supernova-festival-goers-gaza |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114162441/https://themessenger.com/news/hero-israeli-soldier-aner-shapira-tossing-back-hamas-grenades-video-before-being-killed-saved-supernova-festival-goers-gaza |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]] |date=2023-11-14}}</ref> **[[Vivian Silver]], Canadian-Israeli peace activist (b. 1949)<ref name="cbc">{{cite news |date=November 13, 2023 |title=Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, feared to be held hostage, confirmed killed in Hamas attacks |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/israel-gaza-vivian-silver-1.7027333 |access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> **[[Yonatan Steinberg]], Israel Defense Forces officer (b. 1980)<ref>{{cite news |date=17 October 2023 |title=Col. Jonathan Steinberg, 42: 'Let us carry on his legacy' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/col-jonathan-steinberg-42-let-us-carry-on-his-legacy/ |work=The Times of Israel |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref> **[[Yahav Winner]], Israeli filmmaker (b. 1986)<ref>{{Cite news |title=סוף עצוב: הזרע של יהב, בעלה של שי-לי עטרי שנרצח בעוטף עזה – לא שמיש |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/byyhipewt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019215144/https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/byyhipewt |archive-date=19 October 2023 |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=Ynet |date=11 October 2023 |language=he |last1=בוקר |first1=רן }}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust “this year in history” websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. --> *[[2024]] – [[Cissy Houston]], American singer (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91 |url=https://apnews.com/article/cissy-houston-dead-whitney-houston-mother-de8e3486134c7acd599ee3f16fb997c6 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Arie L. Kopelman]], American businessman (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockwood |first=Lisa |date=2024-10-08 |title=Arie Kopelman, Former President of Chanel, Dies at 86 |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/arie-kopelman-chanel-dies-age-86-karl-lagerfeld-1236608441/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Zaw Myint Maung]], Burmese politician, physician and former political prisoner (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite web|title=Just-released former Mandalay Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung dies|url=https://eng.mizzima.com/2024/10/07/14797|website=CNN |access-date=7 October 2024|language=en|date=7 October 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Lore Segal]], American novelist (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=October 7, 2024 |title=Lore Segal, Mordant Novelist of Émigré Life, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/books/lore-segal-dead.html |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Justina of Padua]] **[[Henry Muhlenberg]] (some [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Churches]], [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church of the USA]]) **[[Osgyth]] **[[Our Lady of the Rosary]] **[[Pope Mark]] **[[Sergius and Bacchus]] **[[October 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Teachers' Day]] ([[Laos]]) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/7 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=07}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/7 |title=Historical Events on October 7 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:October 07}} [[Category:Days of October]]
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