November 7
is the 311th day of the year (312th in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining.
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1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite, the oldest
meteorite with a known date of impact, struck the earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of
Ensisheim,
Alsace.
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1665 - The
London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
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1786 - The oldest musical organization in the
United States was founded as the
Stoughton Musical Society.
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1811 -
Tecumseh's War: The
Battle of Tippecanoe was fought near present-day
Battle Ground,
Indiana,
United States.
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1837 - In
Alton, Illinois,
abolitionist printer
Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
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1848 -
U.S. presidential election, 1848:
Zachary Taylor is elected president in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day.
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1861 -
American Civil War:
Battle of Belmont: In
Belmont, Missouri,
Union forces led by General
Ulysses S. Grant overrun a
Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.
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1874 - A
cartoon by
Thomas Nast in
Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an
elephant as a symbol for the
United States Republican Party*
1885 - In
Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on the
Canadian Pacific Railway railway extending across
Canada.
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1893 - Women in the
U.S. state of
Colorado are granted the right to vote.
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1910 - The first air freight shipment (from
Dayton, Ohio, to
Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the
Wright Brothers and
department store owner Max Moorehouse.
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1912 - The
Deutsche Opernhaus (now
Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the
Berlin neighborhood of
Charlottenburg, with a production of
Beethoven's
Fidelio.
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1914 - The first issue of
The New Republic magazine is published.
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1916 -
U.S. presidential election, 1916:
Democrat Woodrow Wilson is re-elected
President of the United States by defeating
Republican Charles Evans Hughes. Meanwhile,
Jeannette Rankin of
Montana becomes the first woman elected to the
United States House of Representatives.
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1917 -
Russian Revolution: In
Petrograd,
Russia,
Bolshevik leaders
Vladimir Lenin and
Leon Trotsky lead revolutionaries in overthrowing the
Provisional Government (As Russia is still using the
Julian Calendar, subsequent period references show a
October 25 date).
* 1917 -
World War I:
Third Battle of Gaza ends:
British forces capture
Gaza from the
Ottoman Empire.
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1918 - The
1918 influenza epidemic spreads to
Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
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1929 - In
New York City, the
Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
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1932 -
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century airs on
radio for the first time.
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1934 - Premiere of
Rachmaninoff's
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at the
Lyric Opera House in
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States.
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1940 - In the
U.S. state of
Washington, the middle section of the
Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
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1944 -
U.S. presidential election, 1944:
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins re-election over challenger
Thomas E. Dewey, to become the only U.S. president to be elected to a fourth term.
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1956 -
Suez Crisis: The
United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the
United Kingdom,
France and
Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from
Egypt.
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1957 -
Cold War: The
Gaither Report calls for more
American missiles and
fallout shelters.
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1962 -
Richard M. Nixon loses the gubernatorial election in the
U.S. state of
California. In his concession speech, he states that this is his "last
press conference" and that "you won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more".
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1963 -
Wunder von Lengede: In
Germany, eleven miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days.
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1967 - US President
Lyndon B. Johnson signs the
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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1972 -
U.S. presidential election, 1972:
Republican incumbent
Richard Nixon defeats
Democratic Senator
George McGovern.
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1973 - The
U.S. Congress overrides President
Richard M. Nixon's veto of the
War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage
war without congressional approval.
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1983 - A
bomb explodes inside the US Capitol building.
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1987 - In
Tunisia, president
Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
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1989 -
Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in
Virginia, becoming the first elected
African American governor in the
United States.
* 1989 -
David Dinkins becomes the first
African American mayor of
New York City.
* 1989 -
East German Prime Minister
Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.
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1991 -
Basketball player
Magic Johnson announces he has tested positive for
HIV (the virus that causes
AIDS) and that he is retiring.
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1992 - The
Party for Socialist Turkey is founded.
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1996 -
NASA launches the
Mars Global Surveyor.
* 1996 - A
Nigerian
Boeing 727 crashes into a lagoon 40 miles southeast of
Lagos, killing 143.
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2000 -
U.S. presidential election, 2000:
Republican Texas Governor
George W. Bush defeats
Democrat Vice President Al Gore, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in
Florida.
* 2000 -
Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the
United States Senate, becoming the first
First Lady of the United States to win public office.
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2001 - Bankruptcy of
Belgium's
SABENA Airlines.
* 2001 - The
supersonic commercial aircraft
Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month break.
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2002 -
Iran bans
advertising of
United States products.
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2004 -
War in Iraq: The interim government of
Iraq calls for a 60-day "
state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of
Fallujah.
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994 -
Ibn Hazm, Arab philosopher (d.
1069)
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1598 -
Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d.
1664)
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1619 -
Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d.
1692)
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1650 -
John Robinson, English diplomat (d.
1723)
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1687 -
William Stukeley, English archaologist (d.
1765)
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1750 -
Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet (d.
1819)
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1818 -
Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d.
1896)
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1832 -
Andrew Dickson White, American co-founder and first president of
Cornell University (d.
1918)
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1838 -
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (d.
1889)
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1846 -
Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d.
1907)
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1851 -
Chris von der Ahe, German born entrepreneur (d.
1913)
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1860 -
Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (d.
1936)
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1867 -
Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Polish-born chemist and physicist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in
physics and in
chemistry (d.
1934)
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1875 -
Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet politician (d.
1946)
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1876 -
Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (d.
1958)
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1878 -
Lise Meitner, Austrian/American chemist and physicist
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of
nuclear fission (d.
1968)
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1879 -
King Baggot, American actor (d.
1948)
* 1879 -
Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (d.
1940)
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1886 -
Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (d.
1935)
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1888 -
Sir C. V. Raman, Indian physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1970)
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1893 -
Leatrice Joy, American actress (d.
1985)
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1897 -
Herman J. Mankiewicz, American writer, director, and producer (d.
1953)
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1901 -
Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter and illustrator (d.
1980)
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1903 -
Dean Jagger, American actor (d.
1991)
* 1903 -
Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d.
1989)
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1905 -
William Alwyn, English composer (d.
1985)
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1913 -
Albert Camus, French writer,
Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1960)
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1914 -
Archie Campbell, American comedian, writer (d.
1987)
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1915 -
Philip Morrison, American scientist (d.
2005)
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1918 -
Billy Graham, American evangelist
* 1918 -
Paul Aussaresses, French general
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1922 -
Al Hirt, American trumpeter (d.
1999)
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1926 - Dame
Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano
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1927 -
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese computer game executive
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1929 -
Eric R. Kandel, Austrian-born neuroscientist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine*
1937 -
Mary Travers, American singer (
Peter, Paul and Mary)
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1938 -
Jim Kaat, baseball player
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1942 -
Johnny Rivers, American singer and composer
* 1942 -
Jean Shrimpton, British supermodel and actress
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1943 -
Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician
* 1943 -
Michael Spence, American economist,
Nobel Prize laureate
* 1943 -
Boris Gromov, Russian general
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1954 -
Kamal Haasan, Indian actor
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1955 -
Detlef Ultsch, German judoka
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1957 -
Christopher Knight, American actor
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1962 -
Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
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1963 -
John Barnes, English footballer
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1964 -
Dana Plato, American actress (d.
1999)
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1964 -
Gill Holland, American producer
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1965 -
Sigrun Wodars, German athlete
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1967 -
Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer and songwriter (
Texas)
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1968 -
Greg Tribbett, American musician (
Mudvayne)
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1969 -
Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
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1970 -
Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (
The Divine Comedy)
* 1970 -
Andy Houston, American
NASCAR driver
* 1970 -
Morgan Spurlock, American director and producer
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1972 -
Danny Grewcock, English rugby player
*1972 -
Jason London, American actor
*1972 -
Jeremy London, American actor
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1973 -
Yunjin Kim, South Korean actress
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1976 -
Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
* 1976 -
Melyssa Ford, Canadian model and actress
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1978 -
Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
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1979 -
Jon Peter Lewis, American singer
*1979 -
Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
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1980 -
Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
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1981 -
Lily Thai, Asian porn star
*1981 -
Muhammad Hassan, former
professional wrestler*
1990 -
Marisa Siketa, Australian actress
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1225 -
Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne
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1451 - Count
Amadeus VIII of Savoy (b.
1383)
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1581 -
Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar
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1599 -
Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b.
1546)
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1633 -
Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, Dutch inventor (b.
1572)
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1639 -
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician
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1642 -
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English politician
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1713 -
Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b.
1658)
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1837 -
Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (b.
1809)
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1910 (O.S.) -
Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (b.
1828)
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1913 -
Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (b.
1823)
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1922 -
Sam Thompson, baseball player (b.
1860)
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1943 -
Dwight Frye, American actor (b.
1899)
*
1944 -
Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b.
1895)
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1959 -
Victor McLaglen, British-born actor (b.
1883)
*
1962 -
Eleanor Roosevelt,
First Lady of the United States (b.
1884)
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1966 -
Rube Bressler, Baseball player (b.
1894)
*
1967 -
John Nance Garner, U.S. Congressman and Vice President (b.
1868)
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1974 -
Eric Linklater, British author (b.
1899)
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1980 -
Steve McQueen, American actor (b.
1930)
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1983 -
Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b.
1892)
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1992 -
Alexander Dubček, Slovakian politician (b.
1921)
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1996 -
Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b.
1918)
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2000 -
C Subramaniam, Indian politician (b.
1910)
*
2002 -
Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b.
1923)
*
2005 -
Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b.
1921)
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R.C. Saints - Saint
Willibrord* Also see
November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)*
Northern Catalonia -
National Day, after
Treaty of Pyrenees.
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Russia - day of the
October Revolution (
1917) in the
Gregorian Calendar, unofficially commemorated
*
BBC: On This Day*
The New York Times: On This Day*
On This Day in CanadaNovember 6 -
November 8 -
October 7 -
December 7 –
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