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OCTOBER 7, 1849
American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1944
The Holocaust: Sonderkommando work-unit members in Auschwitz concentration camp revolted upon learning that they were due to be killed; although a few managed to escape, most were massacred on the same day.
The Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah (שואה), was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1800
The French privateer Robert Surcouf led a 150-man crew to capture the 40-gun, 437-man East Indiaman Kent.
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1988
Near Point Barrow in Alaska, an Iñupiat hunter discovered three gray whales trapped in pack ice, which resulted in an international effort to free them.
Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1916
Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in the sport Read More
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Palestinian nationalist groups launched armed incursions into the Gaza Strip Envelope, starting the Israel–Hamas war.
Palestinian nationalism is the national movement of the Palestinian people that espouses self-determination and sovereignty over the region of Palestine. Originally formed Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1914
Japan captured Pohnpei from Germany, eventually leading to large-scale Japanese immigration to Micronesia.
Pohnpei is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State, Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1840
William II became King of the Netherlands after his father William I abdicated the throne.
William II, known as Koning Willem de Tweede or Koning Willem II in the Netherlands, was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1571
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The Battle of Lepanto was fought near the Gulf of Corinth, a significant setback for the Ottoman Empire and the last major naval battle fought entirely with galleys.
The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were fought from the 16th to the 18th centuries between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy, which was Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1868
Ōdate, the last castle of the Satake clan in Japan's Tōhoku region, was captured during the Boshin War.
The Satake clan was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first power base was in Read More
OCTOBER 7, 2006
Anna Politkovskaya (pictured), a Russian journalist and human-rights activist, was assassinated in the elevator of her apartment block in Moscow.
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian investigative journalist who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005). (Image Credits)
OCTOBER 7, 1513
War of the League of Cambrai: A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano was decisively defeated by the Spanish army commanded by Ramón de Cardona and Fernando d'Ávalos.
The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and several other names, was fought Read More
OCTOBER 7, 2008
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry.
2008 TC3 (Catalina Sky Survey temporary designation 8TA9D69) was an 80-tonne (80-long-ton; 90-short-ton), 4.1-meter (13 ft) diameter asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere on Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1780
American Revolutionary War: Patriots and Loyalist militias engaged each other at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1991
Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army conducted an air strike on Banski Dvori, the official residence of the president of Croatia in Zagreb.
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1763
King George III issued a royal proclamation that forbade British settlement of much of newly acquired French territory in North America, reserving the land for indigenous peoples.
George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1878
The state funeral of Mindon Min (pictured), who ruled Myanmar for 25 years, took place; his death was reportedly preceded by strange omens, and his senior princes were unable to attend as they had all been arrested.
Mindon Min, the tenth king of the Konbaung Kingdom, died in Mandalay Palace at the age of 64 on the afternoon of Read More
OCTOBER 7, 1985
During severe floods in Puerto Rico, about 130 people died as a result of the deadliest single landslide on record in North America.
The 1985 Puerto Rico floods produced showers and thunderstorms across the island and the deadliest single landslide on record in North America, Read More

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