On This Day — November 7

🕰️ Notable Events on November 7

• 2012 — An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Maj-Gen. Ziaur Rahman. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — US President Richard Nixon is re elected President. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — The first issue of The New Republic is published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Second Boer War:Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The People's Party is founded in Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1786 — The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British. Wikipedia ↗
• 1665 — The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1619 — Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1492 — The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1426 — Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of Tốt Động - Chúc Động taking place in Đông Quan, in now Hanoi. Wikipedia ↗
• 921 — Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia), to recognize their borders along the Rhine. Wikipedia ↗
• 680 — The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
• 335 — Athanasius is banished to Trier, on charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 7

• 1997 — Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Nana Okada, Japanese singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Richard Smith, British Doctor of Science and Lord of Coventry Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — David de Gea, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and political activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Thomas Schneider, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Mitch Brown, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marek Semjan, Slovak tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — David Nelson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lucas Neff, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Mihkel Aksalu, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jonathan Bornstein, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Gervais Randrianarisoa, Malagasy footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Amelia Vega, Dominican actress and singer, Miss Universe 2003 Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Esmerling Vásquez, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Muhammad Hassan, American wrestler and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Nana Katase, Japanese model, actress, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Anushka Shetty, Indian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Rina Uchiyama, Japanese actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Mike Commodore, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Will Demps, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Barney Harwood, English television host and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Amy Purdy, American actress, model and snowboarder Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Joey Ryan, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Rio Ferdinand, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Barry Robson, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Lindsay Czarniak, American journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Andres Oper, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Anthony Thomas, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Venkat Prabhu, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Kris Benson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Christian Gómez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Martín Palermo, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Danny Grewcock, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jason London, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jeremy London, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Hasim Rahman, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Marcus Stewart, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jamie Drummond, Scottish-Canadian journalist and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Robin Finck, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Trivikram Srinivas, Indian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Neil Hannon, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Andy Houston, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Marc Rosset, Swiss-Monacan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Morgan Spurlock, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Paul Ware, English footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michelle Clunie, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Hélène Grimaud, French pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Russ Springer, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Steve DiGiorgio, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Hikaru Ijūin, Japanese radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Rafael Herbert Reyes, Dominican wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Calvin Borel, American jockey Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Steve Parkin, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Sigrun Wodars, German runner and physiotherapist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Troy Beyer, American actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Philip Hollobone, English soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Bonnie St. John, American skier and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — John Barnes, Jamaican-English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Sam Graves, American farmer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Dirk Shafer, American model, actor, and director (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Orlando Mercado, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Shyamaprasad, Indian Filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Billy Gillispie, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Dmitry Kozak, Russian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — King Kong Bundy, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Christopher Knight, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Judy Tenuta, American actress, producer, screenwriter, and accordion player Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — James Gray, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian lawyer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Gil Junger, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Kamal Haasan, Tamil Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter and so on. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Maire Aunaste, Estonian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Christopher Foster, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Lucinda Green, English equestrian and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Modibo Sidibé, Sudanese-Malian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gerard F. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (Cutting Crew) (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist and talk show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — John Tamargo, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — John Lang, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — David S. Ware, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bob Anderson, English darts player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Rebecca Eaton, American television producer Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 7 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on November 7

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Sharafuddīn ad-Daghestāni ق