Historical Events In October - 07

2013  Mulatu Teshome becomes president of Ethiopia on October - 07.  

2014  Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing blue light emitting diodes on this day in history.  

2017  On October - 07 rapper Nelly arrested for rape in Auburn, Washington  

2018  On this day in history romanian referendum to ban same sex marriage fails with only 20.4% voting  

2018  On October - 07 china confirms it has detained Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who resigns from his position after being reported missing  

2018  On October - 07 limousine crash kills 20 people, including two pedestrians in Schoharie, New York  

2018  On this day in history jodie Whittaker debuts in her first full episode as the 13th and first female Doctor Who on BBC television  

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1573  On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)  

1576  John Marston, English writer (d. 1634) was born on October - 07.  

1577  Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop was born on October - 07.  

1589  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on October - 07.  

1698  Henri Madin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history birth of granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759)  

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.  

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated  

0336  On October - 07 marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies  

0929  On this day in history charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies  

1368  On this day in history death of lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)  

1488  Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 on October - 07.  

1553  On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)  

1555  On this day in history death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)  

1571  On this day in history ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle