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1959 67 years ago Notable Births October 7

Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer

On October 7, in the year 1959, Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of October 7, one of 449 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Simon Cowell. Learn more below.

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, record executive, businessman, and producer. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002. He is the creator of the The X Factor and Got Talent television franchises, which have been adapted in numerous countries around the world.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on October 7, 1959 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 28 September 2026.

On This Date in History 449

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 7 Cissy Houston, American singer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 7 Arie L. Kopelman, American businessman (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 7 Zaw Myint Maung, Burmese politician, physician and former political prisoner (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 7 Lore Segal, American novelist (born 1928)
Historical Events 2023 Oct 7 Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of…
Notable Deaths 2023 Oct 7 Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks
Notable Deaths 2023 Oct 7 Terence Davies, English filmmaker
Selected Events 2023 Oct 7 Palestinian nationalist groups launched armed incursions into the Gaza envelope, starting the Gaza war.
Selected Events 2023 Oct 7 The military wing of the Palestinian nationalist Islamist political organization Hamas massacred people attending an…
Historical Events 2022 Oct 7 Ten people are killed and eight are injured in an explosion at petrol station in Creeslough, Ireland.
Historical Events 2022 Oct 7 Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial & Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Notable Deaths 2022 Oct 7 Arun Bali, Indian actor (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2020 Oct 7 Mario Molina, Mexican chemist (born 1943)
Historical Events 2016 Oct 7 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800.
Notable Deaths 2016 Oct 7 Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 7 Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 7 Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 7 Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 7 Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (born 1988)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 7 Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 7 Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 7 Mick Buckley, English footballer (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 7 Terry Burnham, American actress (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 7 Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 7 David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 7 Leandro Mendoza, Filipino police officer and politician, 36th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 7 Joe Rogers, American lawyer and politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 7 Mervyn M. Dymally, Trinidadian-American politician, 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 7 Ivo Michiels, Belgian-French author and poet (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 7 Wiley Reed, American-Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2011 Oct 7 Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2011 Oct 7 Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 7 T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 7 Milka Planinc, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2009 Oct 7 Irving Penn, American photographer (born 1917)
Historical Events 2008 Oct 7 Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into…
Historical Events 2008 Oct 7 Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, injuring 112.
Selected Events 2008 Oct 7 2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior…
Historical Events 2007 Oct 7 The battle of Mirali begins in which the Pakistan Armed Forces and Taliban militias clash for four days.
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 7 Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1975)
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 7 George E. Sangmeister, American lawyer and politician (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 7 Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish cyclist (born 1985)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 7 Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (born 1958)
Selected Events 2006 Oct 7 Anna Politkovskaya (pictured), a Russian journalist and human-rights activist, was assassinated in the elevator of her…
Notable Deaths 2005 Oct 7 Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (born 1949)
Historical Events 2004 Oct 7 Three bombs explode at Taba and Nuweiba in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing 34.
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 7 Miki Matsubara, Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (born 1959)
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 7 Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 7 Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 7 Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (born 1912)

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