October 7

October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). There are 85 days remaining.

Births:

• 1931: Desmond Tutu (archbishop awarded Nobe Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela)
• 1934: [Imamu Amiri Baraka]? (playwright, poet born "LeRoi Jones")
• 1935: [Thomas Keneally]? (author)
• 1943: Oliver North (United States Marine involved in Iran-Contra affair)
• 1951: [John Cougar Mellencamp]? (singer)
• 1955: [Yo-Yo Ma]? (cellist)
• 1968: [Toni Braxton]? (singer)

Events:

• 1571: [Battle of Lepanto]?

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