Birthdays occurring on October, 7

1849

James Whitcomb Riley was born on October 7, 1849 The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come. More quotations from James Whitcomb Riley

1879

Joe Hill was born on October 7, 1879 Swedish born American songwriter and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW); his execution for an alleged robbery-murder made him a martyr and folk hero in the radical American labour movement. 1879-1915 You'll have pie in the sky when you die More quotations from Joe Hill

1885

Niels Bohr was born on October 7, 1885 Danish physicist, first to apply the quantum theory.Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. 1885-1962 An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. More quotations from Niels Bohr

Deaths occurring on October, 7

1849

Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849 American short-story writer, editor, poet and critic, 1809-1849 We loved with a love that was more than love. More quotations from Edgar Allan Poe

1894

Oliver Wendell Holmes died on October 7, 1894 American physician, poet, writer, humorist and professor at Harvard, 1809-1894 Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding More quotations from Oliver Wendell Holmes

1925

Christy Mathewson died on October 7, 1925 American baseball player. One of the first five players admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 1880-1925 If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work. More quotations from Christy Mathewson

1959

Mario Lanza died on October 7, 1959 I sing from the heart... I sing the words of a song and really feel them, from the top of my head to the tip of my toes... I sing as though my life depends on it, and if I ever stop doing that then I'll stop living More quotations from Mario Lanza