Historical Events -  October 7

3761 BC : First day of the world according to the Hebrew calendar.

1905 : Burning of foreign clothes celebrated in Pune. This was the first such attempt to boycott foreign goods by Indians.

1912 : Helsinki Stock Exchange opened.

1919 : Mahatma Gandhi launched Navjivan’s new paper.

1919  : K. L. M. was established in Holland.

1933 : Five small companies were merged to form Air France.

1949 : Establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

1950 : Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata.

1971 : Oman joined the United Nations.

1996 : Fox News Channel began broadcasting.

2000 : Human cloning declared a punishable offense in Japan.

2001 : The US invaded Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 attacks.

2002 : Salman Khan was arrested by Bandra police, Mumbai.

2003 : Hollywood film star Arnold Schwarzenegger was first elected as a Governor of California. 

2008 : Asteroid 2008 TC 3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected before it enters into the earth’s atmosphere.

 

Famous birthdays   – October 7  

1866: Krishnaji Keshav Damle (Keshavsut), Indian poet, the promoters of Marathi poetry.

1885: Niels Henrik David Bohr, a Danish physicist. He made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, received the Nobel Prize in Physics.

1900: Heinrich Himmler, German head of the Gestapo, and Hitler’s second in command.

1907: Pragji Dosa, Indian-Gujarati playwright, and writer.

1914: Begum Akhtar, India singer. She is best known for her Gazals, Thumri, and Dadra.

1923: Reverend Desmond Tutu, South African Archbishop of Cape Town and general secretary of the South African Council of Churches. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1984.

1929: Graeme Ferguson, a Canadian filmmaker, and co-inventor of IMAX.

1952: Vladimir Putin, a Russian politician, former president of Russia, and prime minister of Russia.

1959: Simon Cowell, an English television personality, entrepreneur, entertainment manager, and record executive.

1977: Yukta Mookhey, an Indian actress, model, and Miss World 1999.

1978: Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer.

 

Death Anniversaries   – October 7

1708: Guru Govind Singh, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs.

1849: Edgar Allan Poe, author of the American Mystery and Horror Story.

1986: Paul Tournier was, a Swiss physician.

1894: Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston.

1951: Anton Philips, co-founder of the Philips Company.

1975: Devanhalli Venkataramanya Gundappa, DVG, Indian-Kannada poet and thinker.

1992: Allan David Bloom, American philosopher, classicist, and academician.

2011: Ramiz Alia, Albania’s first president.