Famous Personalities Born In October - 07
Saturday, 18 October 2025
1573 On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)
1576 On October - 07 birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)
1577 On this day in history birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop
1589 On this day in history birth of maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)
1698 On this day in history birth of henri Madin, composer
1713 Granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1728 On this day in history birth of caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1734 Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) was born on this day in history.
1744 Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (d. 1819) was born on October - 07.
1746 William Billings, Boston Mass, hymn composer (Rose of Sharon) was born on this day in history.
1748 Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18) was born on this day in history.
1758 Paul Anton Wineberger, composer was born on this day in history.
1769 On this day in history birth of solomon Sibley, American politician (d. 1846)
1774 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871)
1798 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas) was born on October - 07.
1801 On October - 07 birth of adolf Muller, composer
1802 Bernhard Molique, composer was born on October - 07.
1802 On October - 07 birth of wilhelm Bernard Molique, composer
1817 On October - 07 birth of bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
1821 On October - 07 birth of richard Heron Anderson, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1821 William Sill, with The Underground Railroad was born on October - 07.
1826 On this day in history birth of william Brimage Bate, US Confederate brig-gen/(Gov-D-Tenn, 1882-86)
1835 Felix Draeseke, composer was born on this day in history.
1841 Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos, king of Montenegro (1910-18) was born on October - 07.
1849 James Whitcomb Riley, US, poet (Raggedy Man) was born on this day in history.
1854 On October - 07 birth of christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)
1854 Christiaan R de Wet, South African rebel leader, politician and general in the Boer War was born on this day in history.
1866 Martha McChesney Berry, US, founded Berry School for Children was born on this day in history.
1866 Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.
1868 Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895) was born on October - 07.
1870 On October - 07 birth of uncle Dave Macon, entertainer
1879 Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer (IWW)/songwriter (Union Scab)/martyr was born on this day in history.
1879 Joseph Bovet, composer was born on October - 07.