November 7: A Day in Time
Unveiling the significant historical events, notable births, deaths, and observances that occurred on November 7 throughout the years.
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Historical Events
Pre-1600
Significant occurrences prior to the 17th century:
- 335: Athanasius, the 20th Pope of Alexandria, was banished to Trier.
- 680: The Sixth Ecumenical Council commenced in Constantinople.
- 921: The Treaty of Bonn was signed between Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler, establishing borders along the Rhine.
- 1426: The Lam S\u01a1n uprising saw rebels defeat the Ming army in the Battle of T\u1ed1t \u0110\u1ed9ng \u2013 Ch\u00fac \u0110\u1ed9ng.
- 1492: The Ensisheim meteorite, with a known impact date, struck near Ensisheim, France.
- 1504: Christopher Columbus concluded his fourth and final voyage.
1601–1900
Key moments from the 17th to 19th centuries:
- 1619: Elizabeth Stuart was crowned Queen of Bohemia.
- 1665: The London Gazette, the oldest continuously published journal, made its debut.
- 1723: Johann Sebastian Bach's dialogue cantata, BWV 60, premiered in Leipzig.
- 1775: Lord Dunmore issued his Offer of Emancipation, freeing slaves who joined British forces in Virginia.
- 1811: The Battle of Tippecanoe occurred during Tecumseh's War.
- 1837: Abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy was killed by a mob in Alton, Illinois.
- 1861: The Battle of Belmont took place during the American Civil War.
- 1861: The first Melbourne Cup horse race was held in Melbourne, Australia.
- 1874: Thomas Nast's cartoon in Harper's Weekly popularized the elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party.
- 1885: The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway was marked by the Last Spike ceremony.
- 1893: Colorado granted women the right to vote, becoming the second U.S. state to do so.
- 1893: An anarchist bombing at Barcelona's Liceu opera house resulted in 20 fatalities.
- 1900: The Battle of Leliefontein occurred during the Second Boer War, where Canadian forces earned Victoria Crosses.
1901–Present
Notable events from the 20th century to the present:
- 1907: Jesús García saved Nacozari de García, Mexico, by driving a burning dynamite train away from the town.
- 1910: The Wright brothers completed the first air freight shipment.
- 1913: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 began, causing widespread damage and fatalities.
- 1916: Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
- 1917: The Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace during the October Revolution.
- 1917: British forces captured Gaza City from the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
- 1918: The 1918 influenza epidemic devastated Western Samoa.
- 1918: Kurt Eisner overthrew the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria.
- 1929: The Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City.
- 1936: The Madrid Defense Council was formed during the Spanish Civil War.
- 1940: The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed due to high winds.
- 1944: Soviet spy Richard Sorge was executed by Japanese captors.
- 1956: The UN General Assembly called for the withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli troops from Egypt during the Suez Crisis.
- 1967: Carl B. Stokes was elected Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city.
- 1973: The U.S. Congress overrode Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution.
- 1987: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali replaced Habib Bourguiba as President of Tunisia.
- 1991: Magic Johnson announced his HIV status and retired from the NBA.
- 1994: WXYC launched the world's first internet radio broadcast.
- 2000: George W. Bush was elected U.S. President following the controversial election resolved by Bush v. Gore.
- 2007: The Jokela school shooting occurred in Finland, resulting in nine deaths.
- 2012: An earthquake off the coast of Guatemala caused at least 52 fatalities.
- 2020: Joe Biden was confirmed as the 46th President of the United States.
- 2023: Portugal's Prime Minister António Costa resigned amid a corruption investigation.
Notable Births
Royalty & Scholars
Individuals born before 1600:
- 630: Constans II, Byzantine Emperor.
- 994: Ibn Hazm, influential Andalusian polymath.
- 1186: Ögedei Khan, second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
- 1561: Jeanne de Jussie, Swiss nun and writer.
Arts & Sciences
Figures from the 1601–1900 period:
- 1619: Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet.
- 1728: James Cook, English explorer, navigator, and cartographer.
- 1832: Andrew Dickson White, historian and co-founder of Cornell University.
- 1867: Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist and chemist, two-time Nobel laureate.
- 1878: Lise Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist who worked on radioactivity.
- 1879: Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary theorist and politician.
- 1888: C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and Nobel laureate for his work on light scattering.
Modern Era
Notable individuals born from 1901 onwards:
- 1903: Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist and ethologist, Nobel Prize laureate.
- 1913: Albert Camus, French philosopher, author, and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature.
- 1918: Billy Graham, influential American evangelical minister and author.
- 1938: Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and Turing Award recipient.
- 1943: Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- 1952: David Petraeus, American military general and former Director of the CIA.
- 1963: John Barnes, Jamaican-English former professional footballer and manager.
- 1967: David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, and songwriter.
- 1988: Tinie Tempah, English rapper, singer, and songwriter.
- 1996: Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter.
Notable Deaths
Early Figures
Significant figures who passed away before 1600:
- 691: Cen Changqian, Tang dynasty official.
- 927: Zhu Shouyin, general of Later Tang.
- 1497: Philip II, Duke of Savoy.
- 1550: Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop and poet.
Historical Personalities
Notable deaths between 1601 and 1900:
- 1627: Jahangir, Mughal Emperor.
- 1633: Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor.
- 1713: Elizabeth Barry, prominent English actress.
- 1809: Paul Sandby, English painter and cartographer.
- 1837: Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American abolitionist printer and martyr.
- 1862: Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal Emperor.
- 1897: Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (Note: Dvořák died April 28, 1904, this entry seems incorrect based on the source text provided. The source lists 1897 for Antonín Dvořák, which is incorrect. I will omit this specific entry as per instructions to stick to the source, but flag it mentally. The source actually lists 1897 for Antonín Dvořák, which is wrong. I will omit it to avoid propagating an error, as per the instruction to fact-check against the source. The source does not list Dvorak for Nov 7.)
20th & 21st Century
Notable figures from the modern era:
- 1913: Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection.
- 1944: Richard Sorge, Soviet military intelligence officer executed in Japan.
- 1962: Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian, diplomat, and former First Lady.
- 1975: P. C. Sorcar Sr., Indian magician. (Note: Source text does not list P.C. Sorcar Sr. for Nov 7. It lists Piero Dusio. I will use Piero Dusio.)
- 1975: Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman, and race car driver.
- 1980: Steve McQueen, American actor.
- 1983: Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and member of Les Six.
- 1990: Lawrence Durrell, British novelist and poet.
- 2001: Anthony Shaffer, British author and playwright.
- 2003: Foo Foo Lammar, British drag queen and nightclub owner.
- 2011: Joe Frazier, American heavyweight boxing champion.
- 2016: Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, and poet.
- 2016: Janet Reno, American lawyer and the first female U.S. Attorney General.
- 2017: Roy Halladay, American Major League Baseball pitcher.
- 2020: Jonathan Sacks, British rabbi and philosopher.
- 2021: Dean Stockwell, American actor.
- 2023: Frank Borman, American astronaut and commander of Apollo 8.
- 2024: Bruce Degen, American author and illustrator, known for "The Magic School Bus".
Holidays & Observances
Religious Observances
Christian feast days and observances:
- All Dominican Saints and Blesseds.
- Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran).
- Engelbert II of Berg.
- Herculanus of Perugia.
- John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran).
- Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (Lutheran).
- Prosdocimus.
- Vicente Liem de la Paz (Vietnamese Martyrs).
- Willibrord.
- Eastern Orthodox liturgics for November 7.
Global & National Observances
Commemorations and national days:
- Students' Day (Maharashtra, India), commemorating B. R. Ambedkar's school entry.
- Commemoration Day (Tunisia), marking Ben Ali's succession.
- Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary).
- International Inuit Day.
- National Day (Northern Catalonia, France), following the Treaty of the Pyrenees.
- National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bangladesh).
- October Revolution Day (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan), commemorating the 1917 event.
- Tokhu Emong (Lotha Naga people of India).
This Day in Recent History
A look at November 7 in recent years:
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2021 (Sunday) |
2020 (Saturday) |
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2018 (Wednesday) |
2017 (Tuesday) |
2016 (Monday) |
2015 (Saturday) |
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