October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). 85 days remain until the end of the year.
"Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain."
Vladimir Putin
Born today
Vladimir Putin, 1952, Russian politician
Clive James, 1939, Australian writer, poet, critic, and broadcaster
Desmond Tutu, 1931, South African Anglican cleric and theologian
Observances
Teachers' Day (Laos)
