Religious Observances on November 7

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Sharafuddīn ad-Daghestāni ق

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On This Day in History — November 7

• 2012 — An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
• 2007 — Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
• 2004 — Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
• 2000 — Controversial US presidential election that is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case, electing George W. Bush the 43rd President of the United States.
• 2000 — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.
• 1996 — NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.

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Notable Births on November 7

• 1997 — Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player
• 1997 — Nana Okada, Japanese singer
• 1996 — Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter
• 1995 — Richard Smith, British Doctor of Science and Lord of Coventry
• 1994 — Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress
• 1992 — Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Notable Deaths on November 7

• 2017 — Roy Halladay, American baseball player (b. 1977)
• 2017 — Carl Sargeant, Welsh Assembly minister (b. 1968)
• 2016 — Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1934)
• 2016 — Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (1993-2001) (b. 1938)
• 2016 — Jimmy Young, British singer and radio personality (b. 1921)
• 2015 — Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (b. 1970)

Sports on November 7

• College Football: Virginia Tech Hokies @ SMU Mustangs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Boston Celtics @ Charlotte Hornets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: South Florida Bulls @ East Carolina Pirates — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Philadelphia 76ers @ Cleveland Cavaliers — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on November 8

• 🌍 Deepavali (Singapore)
• 🌍 Diwali (India)

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Religious Observances on November 8

• Hindu: Diwali

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On This Day in History — November 8

• 2016 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes effective midnight, making 86% of the currency in circulation invalid.
• 2016 — Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States defeating Hillary Clinton. She is the fifth presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the election.
• 2013 — Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines; the storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing, and caused $2.86 billion...
• 2011 — The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
• 2004 — Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
• 2002 — Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".

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Notable Births on November 8

• 1993 — Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player
• 1993 — Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer
• 1992 — Christophe Vincent, French footballer
• 1991 — Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete
• 1991 — Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 — Riker Lynch, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Notable Deaths on November 8

• 2015 — Rhea Chiles, American philanthropist, founded the Polk Museum of Art (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Joseph Cure, American ice hockey player and actor (b. 1984)
• 2015 — Rod Davies, Australian-English astronomer and academic (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Om Prakash Mehra, Indian air marshal and politician (b. 1919)
• 2015 — Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and activist (b. 1942)
• 2014 — Phil Crane, American academic and politician (b. 1930)

Sports on November 8

• MLS: Portland Timbers @ Austin FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Colorado Rapids @ FC Dallas — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: St. Louis CITY SC @ Houston Dynamo FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: San Jose Earthquakes @ Minnesota United FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: LA Galaxy @ Real Salt Lake — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Sporting Kansas City @ San Diego FC — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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