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, German politician 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 - Imamu 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
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