Talk: October 7
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- 3761 BCE - The epoch of the modern Hebrew calendar.
- 1571 - Battle of Lepanto: The Ottoman Empire was decisively defeated by the Christian West for the first time, as a multinational fleet led by Don John of Austria crushed the Turkish navy near the Gulf of Corinth.
- 1985 - The Mediterranean ocean liner Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists.
- 2001 - The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began at 16:30 UTC with an aerial bombing campaign targeting Taliban and Al-Qaida forces.
- 2003 - California recall: Californians voted to recall Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger from a list of 135 candidates.
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