November 7

Events

1665 - The ''London Gazette'', the oldest surviving journal, is first published.

1786 - The oldest musical organization in the United States was founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.

1811 - Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana|Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.

1837 - In Alton, Illinois, abolitionism|abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.

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.

1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, United States|Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate States of America|Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.

1874 - A cartoon by Thomas Nast in ''Harper's Magazine|Harper's Weekly'', is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party (United States)|United States Republican Party

1885 - In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on the Canadian Pacific Railway railway extending across Canada.

1893 - Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote.

1910 - The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

1912 - The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's ''Fidelio''.

1914 - The first issue of ''The New Republic'' magazine is published.

1916 - U.S. presidential election, 1916: Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat Woodrow Wilson is re-elected President of the United States by defeating Republican Party (United States)|Republican Charles Evans Hughes. Meanwhile, Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

1917 - October Revolution|Russian Revolution: In Petrograd, Russia, Bolshevik leaders Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky lead revolutionaries in overthrowing the Russian Provisional Government, 1917|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: United Kingdom|British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

1918 - The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.

1929 - In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.

1932 - ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' airs on radio for the first time.

1934 - Premiere of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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.

1944 - U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin Delano Roosevelt|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.

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.

1957 - Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more United States|American missiles and fallout shelters.

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".

1963 - The comedy film ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' premieres.

1963 - Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, eleven miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days.

1965 - The Velvet Underground make their public debut at a high-school dance in Summit, New Jersey, United States.

1965 - The Pillsbury Doughboy makes its first public appearance.

1967 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

1972 - U.S. presidential election, 1972: Republican Party (United States)|Republican incumbent Richard Nixon defeats United States Democratic Party|Democratic Senator George McGovern.

1973 - The Congress of the United States|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.

1983 - A 1983 U.S. Senate bombing|bomb explodes inside the US Capitol building.

1987 - In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

1988 - Geraldo Rivera receives injuries sustained in a fight with white supremacists on live television.

1988 - Boxing: In Las Vegas, Nevada, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde.

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 - In California, convicted murder Richard Ramirez (aka "The Night Stalker") is sentenced to death.

1989 - East Germany|East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.

1991 - Basketball player Magic Johnson announces he has tested positive for the HIV virus that causes AIDS, and that he is retiring.

1992 - The Communist Party of Turkey (2001)|Party for Socialist Turkey is founded.

1996 - NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.

1996 - A Nigerian Boeing 727 crashes into a lagoon 40 miles southeast of Lagos, killing 143.

2000 - U.S. presidential election, 2000: Republican Party (United States)|Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush defeats United States Democratic Party|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.

2001 - Bankruptcy of Belgium's SABENA Airlines.

2001 - The supersonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month break.

2002 - Iran bans advertising of United States products.

2004 - 2003 invasion of Iraq|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.

Births

994 - Ibn Hazm, Arab philosopher (d. 1069)

1598 - Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)

1619 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)

1650 - John Robinson (1650-1723)|John Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)

1687 - William Stukeley, English archaologist (d. 1765)

1750 - Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819)

1818 - Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d. 1896)

1832 - Andrew Dickson White, American co-founder and first president of Cornell University (d. 1918)

1838 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (d. 1889)

1846 - Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d. 1907)

1867 - Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Polish-born chemist and physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Nobel Prize in physics|physics and in Nobel Prize in Chemistry|chemistry (d. 1934)

1875 - Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet politician (d. 1946)

1876 - Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (d. 1958)

1879 - King Baggot, American actor (d. 1948)

1879 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (d. 1940)

1886 - Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (d. 1935)

1888 - Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman|Sir C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

1893 - Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985)

1897 - Herman J. Mankiewicz, American writer, director, and producer (d. 1953)

1903 - Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991)

1903 - Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1989)

1905 - William Alwyn, English composer (d. 1985)

1913 - Albert Camus, French writer, Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)

1914 - Archie Campbell, American comedian, writer (d. 1987)

1915 - Philip Morrison, American scientist (d. 2005)

1918 - Billy Graham, American evangelist

1922 - Al Hirt, American trumpeter (d. 1999)

1926 - Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano

1927 - Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese computer game executive

1929 - Eric R. Kandel, Austrian-born neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1937 - Mary Travers (Peter, Paul and Mary)|Mary Travers, American singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)

1942 - Johnny Rivers, American singer and composer

1943 - Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician

1943 - Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize laureate

1954 - Kamal Haasan, Indian actor

1955 - Detlef Ultsch, German judoka

1957 - Christopher Knight, American actor

1962 - Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist

1963 - John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes, English footballer

1964 - Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999)

1965 - Sigrun Wodars, German athlete

1967 - Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer and songwriter (Texas (band)|Texas)

1969 - Hélène Grimaud, French pianist

1972 - Danny Grewcock, English rugby player

1976 - Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player

1978 - Rio Ferdinand, English footballer

1979 - Jon Peter Lewis, American singer

1981 - Lily Thai, Asian actress

1990 - Marisa Siketa, Australian actress

Deaths

1225 - Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne

1451 - Count Amadeus VIII of Savoy (b. 1383)

1581 - Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar

1599 - Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)

1633 - Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, Dutch inventor (b. 1572)

1639 - Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician

1642 - Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English politician

1713 - Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)

1837 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (b. 1809)

1910 (O.S.) - Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (b. 1828)

1913 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (b. 1823)

1922 - Sam Thompson, baseball player (b. 1860)

1943 - Dwight Frye, American actor (b. 1899)

1944 - Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b. 1895)

1959 - Victor McLaglen, British-born actor (b. 1883)

1962 - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (b. 1884)

1967 - John Nance Garner, U.S. Congressman and Vice President (b. 1868)

1974 - Eric Linklater, British author (b. 1899)

1980 - Steve McQueen, American actor (b. 1930)

1983 - Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b. 1892)

1992 - Alexander Dubček, Slovakian politician (b. 1921)

2000 - C Subramaniam, Indian politician (b. 1910)

2002 - Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b. 1923)

2005 - Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b. 1921)

Holidays and observances

Calendar of Saints|R.C. Saints - Saint Willibrord

Also see November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Northern Catalonia - National Day, after Treaty of Pyrenees.

Public holidays in Russia|Russia - day of the October Revolution (1917) in the Gregorian Calendar, unofficially commemorated

Make It Obvious You're Gaian IRL Day

External links

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