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What happened in history on this day: October 7?
On October 7 in ...
- 1777 - Americans beat British in second Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Heights.
- 1780 - British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, South Carolina.
- 1826 - Granite Railway (first chartered railway in US) begins operations.
- 1868 - Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) opens.
- 1891 - American Numismatic Association is founded, with William G. Jerrems as first president.
- 1931 - First infra-red photograph, Rochester, New York.
- 1947 - North Guam Air Force Base is renamed Andersen Air Force Base.
- 1950 - US forces invade Korea by crossing the 38th parallel.
- 1958 - Potter Stewart appointed to US Supreme Court.
- 1958 - US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury.
- 1959 - A U.S. House subcommittee begins investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.
- 1963 - Bobby Baker resigns as US Senate Democratic secretary.
- 1967 - The Beatles turn down US$1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein.
- 1968 - Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system.
- 1980 - President Jimmy Carter signs Public Law 96-389, directing the Treasury Secretary to study various aspects of the role of gold in the domestic and international monetary systems, and report to Congress by October 7, 1981 (later extended to March 31, 1982).
- 1982 - Cats musical opens a nearly 18-year run on Broadway.
- 1983 - In New York, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs.
- 1998 - The United States Congress passes the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which gives copyright holders 20 more years of copyright privilege on work they control. This effectively freezes the public domain to works created before 1923 in the United States.
- 1998 - The Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin attraction opens in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Florida.
- 1999 - The 1999 Connecticut quarter dollar is introduced.
- 2001 - The United States armed forces invade Afghanistan, with participation from the United Kingdom.
- 2003 - Voters recall California Governor Gray Davis from office and elect actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to succeed him.
- 2008 - New York stocks drop for a fifth straight day, resulting in the Dow Jones Industrial Average's biggest five-day point loss ever, more than 1400 points, or nearly 13 percent.
- 2020 - Boom Technology unveils prototype XB-1 supersonic jet in Denver, Colorado.
Births on October 7
- 1887 - Birth of Jack Mulhall in Wappinger Falls, New York, USA; actor (Ken Murray Show).
- 1889 - Birth of Clarence Muse in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Sam - Casablanca).
- 1898 - Birth of Alfred Wallenstein in Chicago, Illinois, USA; conductor (Chicago Symphony 1922-29).
- 1904 - Birth of Chuck Klein in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Philadelphia Phillies baseball player (43 home runs in 1929).
- 1905 - Birth of Andy Devine [Jeremiah Schwartz] in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA; actor (Andy's Gang).
- 1911 - Birth of Vaughn Monroe in Akron, Ohio, USA; singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show).
- 1917 - Birth of June Allyson in The Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas).
- 1922 - Birth of Martha Stewart in Bardwell, Kentucky, USA; singer/actress (Daisy Kenyon, Doll Face).
- 1927 - Birth of Al Martino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Here in My Heart"), actor (The Godfather).
- 1933 - Birth of Paul B Price in Cataret, New Jersey, USA; actor (Busting Loose).
- 1938 - Birth of Robert Drivas in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Cool Hand Luke, Illustrated Man).
- 1951 - Birth of John Cougar Mellencamp in Seymour, Indiana, USA; rocker ("Jack and Diane").
- 1953 - Birth of Christopher Norris in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Summer of '42, Eat My Dust).
- 1956 - Birth of James Van Patten in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Bo - Chisholms).
- 1961 - Birth of Judy Landers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Vega$, BJ and the Bear, Madame's Place).
- 1974 - Birth of Alexander Polinsky in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Adam - Charles in Charge).
Deaths on October 7
- 1991 - Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants), dies at age 86.
- 2001 - Death of Chris Adams, American judoka and professional wrestler (murdered) (born 1955).
- 2003 - Death of Ellen Cannon Reed, American witch and author (born 1943).
- 2007 - Death of Jim Michaels at age 86, editor of Forbes magazine (1961-99).
- 2015 - Death of Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (born 1927).
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