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Today November 7th 2009 this day in history Read more below to view events, deaths, births, Holidays observances and video clips. Last database updated: Jan 17th, 2009
Events
680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople.
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.
1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
1775 – John Murray, the Royal Governer 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 in order to fight with Murray and the British.
1786 – The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
1811 – Tecumseh s War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
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.
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.
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.
1893 – Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote.
1900 – Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
1907 – Delta Sigma Pi is founded at New York University.
1907 – Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers away before it can explode.
1908 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia.
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.
1914 – The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
1916 – Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
1917 – Russian Revolution: In Petrograd, Russia, Bolshevik leaders Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky lead revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government (As Russia was still using the Julian Calendar, subsequent period references show the date as October 25).
1917 – World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: 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.
1918 – Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
1921 – The Partito Nazionale Fascista (PNF), National Fascist Party, comes into existence.
1929 – In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
1931 – The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.
1933 – Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.
1940 – In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Galloping Gertie) collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge s completion.
1941 – World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia was sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimea’s hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.
1944 – A passenger train derails in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico from excessive speed when descending a hill. 16 people were killed and 50 were injured.
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 American missiles and fallout shelters.
1963 – Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, eleven miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days.
1967 – Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
1967 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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.
1983 – 1983 United States Senate bombing: a bomb explodes inside the U.S. Capitol Building.
1987 – In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
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.
1990 – Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
1991 – Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA.
1994 – WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provided the world s first internet radio broadcast.
1996 – NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
1996 – A Nigerian Boeing 727 crashes into a lagoon 40 miles southeast of Lagos, killing 143.
2000 – Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first former First Lady to win public office in the United States, although actually she still was the First Lady.
2000 – Controversial US presidential election that was later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case.
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.
2001 – The supersonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month hiatus.
2002 – Iran bans advertising of United States products.
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.
2007 – Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
Births
630 – Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)
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, English diplomat (d. 1723)
1687 – William Stukeley, English archaeologist (d. 1765)
1750 – Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819)
1805 – Thomas Brassey, English civil engineering contractor (d. 1870)
1818 – Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d. 1896)
1832 – Andrew Dickson White, American educator (d. 1918)
1838 – Auguste Villiers de l Isle-Adam, French writer (d. 1889)
1846 – Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d. 1907)
1851 – Chris von der Ahe, German born entrepreneur (d. 1913)
1858 – Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian political activist (d. 1932)
1860 – Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (d. 1936)
1861 – Jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947)
1867 – Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics and in 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 – Sir C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
1893 – Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985)
1896 – Esdras Minville, Quebec writer, economist and sociologist (d. 1975)
1897 – Herman J. Mankiewicz, American writer, director, and producer (d. 1953)
1898 – Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician (d. 1963)
1901 – Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1980)
1903 – Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991)
1903 – Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1989)
1903 – Grace Stafford, American actress (d. 1992)
1905 – William Alwyn, English composer (d. 1985)
1913 – Albert Camus, French writer, 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
1918 – Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese Fado singer (d. 1993)
1918 – Paul Aussaresses, French general
1922 – Al Hirt, American trumpeter (d. 1999)
1923 – Gene Callahan, American film art and production designer (d. 1990)
1926 – Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano
1927 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese computer game executive
1927 – Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (d. 2007)
1928 – Richard G. Scott, American religious leader
1929 – Eric R. Kandel, Austrian neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1929 – Jesús de Polanco, Spanish businessman and media tycoon (d. 2007)
1936 – Dame Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
1937 – Mary Travers, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
1938 – Jim Kaat, American baseball player
1938 – Dee Clark, American singer (d. 1990)
1942 – Johnny Rivers, American singer and composer
1942 – Jean Shrimpton, British supermodel and actress
1943 – Michael Byrne, English actor
1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American literary critic
1943 – Boris Gromov, Russian general
1943 – Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician
1943 – Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1944 – Luigi Riva, Italian footballer
1944 – Ken Patera, American professional wrestler
1947 – Bob Anderson, English darts player
1947 – Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese professional baseball player
1947 – Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist
1948 – Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
1949 – Steven Stucky, American composer
1949 – Judy Tenuta, American comedian
1952 – David Petraeus, American military commander
1953 – Lucinda Green, British equestrian
1954 – Kamal Haasan, Indian actor
1955 – Detlef Ultsch, German judoka
1956 – Jonathan Palmer, British Formula 1 racer
1957 – Christopher Knight, American actor
1957 – Tony Schiavone, American wrestling announcer
1958 – Lori Saldaña, American politician
1959 – Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach
1959 – Alexandre Guimarães, Costa Rican football manager
1960 – Tommy Thayer, American guitarist (Kiss)
1962 – Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
1963 – John Barnes, English footballer
1964 – Gill Holland, American producer
1965 – Sigrun Wodars, German athlete
1967 – Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer and songwriter (Texas)
1967 – Steve Digiorgio, American musician
1967 – David Guetta, French DJ
1968 – Greg Tribbett, American musician (Mudvayne)
1968 – Mark Preston, Australian engineer
1969 – Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
1969 – Michelle Clunie, American actress
1970 – Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (The Divine Comedy)
1970 – Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver
1970 – Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis player
1970 – Morgan Spurlock, American director and producer
1971 – Jamie Drummond, Scottish/Canadian Sommelier
1971 – Robin Finck, American musician
1972 – Jason London and Jeremy London, American actors
1972 – Danny Grewcock, English rugby union player
1972 – Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor
1972 – Mike Goldman, Australian media personality
1972 – Marcus Stewart, English football player
1973 – Yunjin Kim, South Korean actress
1973 – Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer
1974 – Kris Benson, American baseball player
1974 – Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro)
1976 – Melyssa Ford, Canadian model and actress
1976 – One Be Lo, American hip-hop artist
1976 – Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
1978 – Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer
1978 – Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
1978 – Tomoya Nagase, Japanese actor and singer (TOKIO)
1978 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
1979 – Mike Commodore, American hockey player
1979 – Will Demps, American football player
1979 – Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
1979 – Barney Harwood, English television presenter
1979 – Jon Peter Lewis, American singer
1979 – Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler
1980 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
1980 – James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
1980 – Luciana Salazar, Argentine model and actress
1981 – Mark Copani, Jordanian/American professional wrestler
1981 – Anthony Moffat, Scottish musician and film-maker
1981 – Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
1981 – Lily Thai, American pornographic actress
1986 – Sol Aranza, Mexican voice actress
1990 – Matt Corby, Australian singer
Deaths
644 – Umar ibn al-Khattab, Second caliph of Islam
1225 – Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne
1550 – Jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland (b. 1484)
1574 – Solomon Luria, Maharshal (b. 1510)
1581 – Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar
1599 – Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)
1620 – Hetman Stanislaw Zólkiewski polish commander in the Battle of Tutora (1620) (b. 1547)
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)
1872 – Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (b. 1833)
1881 – John MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791)
1906 – Heinrich Seidel, German engineer, poet and writer (b. 1842)
1913 – Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (b. 1823)
1919 – Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (b. 1863)
1922 – Sam Thompson, baseball player (b. 1860)
1943 – Dwight Frye, American actor (b. 1899)
1944 – Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b. 1895)
1944 – Hannah Szenes, Jewish woman who parachuted into Yugoslavia during World War II to help save the Jews of Hungary (b. 1921)
1959 – Victor McLaglen, British-born actor (b. 1883)
1962 – Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (b. 1884)
1966 – Rube Bressler, Baseball player (b. 1894)
1967 – John Nance Garner, U.S. Congressman and Vice President (b. 1868)
1968 – Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (b. 1906)
1968 – Gordon Coventry, Australian rules footballer (b. 1901)
1974 – Eric Linklater, British author (b. 1899)
1978 – Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1897)
1980 – Steve McQueen, American actor (b. 1930)
1983 – Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b. 1892)
1986 – Tracy Pew, Australian musician (The Birthday Party) (b. 1957)
1991 – Carter Cornelius, American R&B musician (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) (b. 1948)
1991 – Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (b. 1920)
1992 – Alexander Dubcek, Slovakian politician (b. 1921)
1992 – Jack Kelly, American actor (b. 1927)
1994 – Shorty Rogers, American jazz musician (b. 1924)
1996 – Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b. 1918)
1996 – Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist (b. 1939)
2000 – Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian politician (b. 1910)
2000 – Queen Ingrid, Queen Dowager of Denmark (b. 1910)
2001 – Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
2002 – Rudolf Augstein, German publisher (b. 1923)
2004 – Howard Keel, American actor (b. 1919)
2005 – Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b. 1921)
2005 – Harry Thompson, English-born comedian and novelist (b. 1960)
2006 – Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1984)
2006 – Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher (b. 1917)
2006 – Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
2007 – Earl Dodge, American politician (Prohibition Party) (b. 1932)
Holidays and observances
Christianity – Saint Willibrord, Prosdocimus, Herculanus of Perugia, Vicente Liem de la Paz
Also see November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Northern Catalonia – National Day, after Treaty of Pyrenees.
Belarus — Day of the October Revolution (1917) in the Gregorian Calendar. Formerly an official holiday in the Soviet Union; unofficially commemorated in modern Russia.
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