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October 7: Day of the Week
October 7, 2024 is the 281st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 85 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
October 7 Historical Event(s)
1691
The English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.
1800
French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent inspiring the traditional French song Le Trente-et-un du mois d'août.
1826
The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
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.
1958
The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
1976
Hua Guofeng becomes Mao Zedong’s successor as chairman of Communist Party of China.
1991
Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb.
1993
The Great Flood of 1993 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
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.
Who were born on October 7?
1744
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (d. 1819)
1866
Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (d. 1942)
1870
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1873)
1920
Jack Rowley, English footballer (d. 1998)
1929
Graeme Ferguson, Canadian filmmaker and executive
1929
Robert Westall, British author (d. 1993)
1960
Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese singer
1961
Tony Sparano, American football coach
1962
Dave Bronconnier, Canadian politician
1978
Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters JUOIVVJAI? Check your answers here: Word scramble JUOIVVJAI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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