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Through history73 events, 271 births and 113 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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A hundred years before

The front pages of November 7, 1926

What 10 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1926Evening starWashington, D.C.Read it, zoom in, mark it →
1 more front page that day

All 10 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

What happened

On November 7

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first.

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  1. 6801,346 years ago

    The Third Council of Constantinople convened to settle the Christological controversies of monoenergism and monothelitism. · Christology

    Photo: Original: Constantine ManassesPublic domain
  2. 1723303 years ago

    O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.

  3. 1811215 years ago

    Tecumseh's War: American forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated the forces of Shawnee leader Tecumseh's growing confederation at the Battle of Tippecanoe near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana.

    Photo: Kurtz & Allison, Popular Graphic ArtsPublic domain
  4. 1825201 years ago

    Jereboam O. Beauchamp murdered Kentucky legislator Solomon P. Sharp; Beauchamp later became the first person legally executed in the state. · Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  5. 1837189 years ago

    American abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during an attack to destroy his printing press and abolitionist materials. · Abolitionism in the United States

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  6. 1861165 years ago

    American Civil War: Future U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant engaged in his first combat leadership role in the Battle of Belmont in Mississippi County, Missouri.

    Photo: Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt IvesPublic domain
  7. 1893133 years ago

    Between 20 and 30 people were killed in the Liceu bombing, a terrorist attack by the Spanish anarchist Santiago Salvador.

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  8. 1916110 years ago

    In the congressional elections, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. · 1916 United States House of Representatives elections

    Photo: author on the file pageCC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 1917109 years ago

    World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison. · World War I · Third Battle of Gaza

    Photo: Collection DocAnciens/docpix.frPublic domain
  10. 193492 years ago

    The first specimens of the tufted jay (pictured) to be scientifically described were collected in Mexico.

    Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United KingdomCC BY 2.0
  11. 194977 years ago

    Oil was discovered in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan, leading to the construction of Neft Daşları, the world's first offshore oil platform.

    Photo: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFCPublic domain
  12. 197254 years ago

    A ship collision with the Sidney Lanier Bridge in the U.S. state of Georgia resulted in a bridge collapse (pictured), which killed ten people. · 1972 Sidney Lanier Bridge collapse

    Photo: Devin MorrisCC BY-SA 4.0
  13. 198739 years ago

    Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened, with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.

    Photo: ZKang123CC BY-SA 4.0
  14. 198739 years ago

    Tunisian prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali deposed and replaced President Habib Bourguiba by declaring him medically unfit for the duties of the office. · 1987 Tunisian coup d'état

    Photo: No mentionCC BY 2.0
  15. 199135 years ago

    Magic Johnson announced his retirement from professional basketball due to HIV infection.

    Photo: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TXCC BY 2.0
  16. 199630 years ago

    NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  17. 200026 years ago

    Hillary Clinton was elected as a US senator from New York, the first time a first lady had been elected to public office. · 2000 United States Senate election in New York · United States Senate

    Photo: U.S. Department of StatePublic domain
All 73 events Wikipedia lists for November 7, by year

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Born

On November 7

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1867Marie CuriePolish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)248 languagesPhoto: Henri ManuelPublic domain
  2. 1913Albert CamusFrench novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960)205 languagesPhoto: Photograph by United Press InternationalPublic domain
  3. 1728James CookEnglish captain, navigator, and cartographer (died 1779)186 languagesPhoto: Nathaniel Dance-HollandPublic domain
  1. 1879Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (died 1940)185
  2. 1888C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)117
  3. 1878Lise Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist and academic (died 1968)96
  4. 1903Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)95
  5. 1967David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter91
  6. 1918Billy Graham, American minister and author (died 2018)82
  7. 1186Ögedei Khan, Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (died 1241)81
  8. 1598Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter (died 1664)81
  9. 1990David de Gea, Spanish footballer81
  10. 1888Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (died 1934)77
  11. 1943Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist75
  12. 1996Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter75
  13. 1978Rio Ferdinand, English footballer74
  14. 630Constans II, Byzantine emperor (died 668)61
  15. 1944Gigi Riva, Italian footballer and manager (died 2024)59
  16. 1981Anushka Shetty, Indian actress59
  17. 1929Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate57
  18. 994Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher and scholar (died 1069)56
  19. 1954Kamal Haasan, Tamil actor, director, producer, and screenwriter56
  20. 1939Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and academic52
  21. 1952David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency52
Everyone else born on November 7: 247 more, by year

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Died

On November 7

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1962Eleanor RooseveltAmerican humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (born 1884)149 languagesPhoto: FDR Presidential Library & MuseumCC BY 2.0
  2. 2016Leonard CohenCanadian singer-songwriter and poet (born 1934)131 languagesPhoto: GorupdebesanezCC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 1913Alfred Russel WallaceWelsh-English biologist and geographer (born 1823)107 languagesPhoto: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (active 1855-1922)Public domain
  1. 1992Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (born 1921)87
  2. 1627Jahangir, Mughal emperor (born 1569)82
  3. 1980Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (born 1930)80
  4. 2011Joe Frazier, American boxer (born 1944)72
  5. 1862Bahadur Shah II, Mughal emperor (born 1775)67
  6. 1981Will Durant, American historian and philosopher (born 1885)67
  7. 1967John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (born 1868)63
  8. 2023Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)61
  9. 1964Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863)59
  10. 1944Richard Sorge, Azerbaijani-German journalist and spy (born 1895)58
  11. 1990Lawrence Durrell, British novelist, poet, dramatist, (born 1912)55
  12. 1959Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (born 1883)49
  13. 2000Ingrid of Sweden (born 1910)47
  14. 2021Dean Stockwell, American actor (born 1936)45
  15. 2016Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001) (born 1938)39
  16. 2004Howard Keel, American actor and singer (born 1919)36
  17. 1944Hannah Szenes, Hungarian-Israeli soldier and poet (born 1921)35
  18. 1991Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (born 1920)35
  19. 2013Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (born 1928)35
  20. 1633Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor (born 1572)32
  21. 1497Philip II, Duke of Savoy (born 1443)31
Everyone else died on November 7: 89 more, by year

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Observed

On November 7

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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Events, births, deaths and observances are Wikipedia's On this day for November 7, in its editors' words (CC BY-SA 4.0); the counts of languages are Wikidata's (CC0). Dates are the UTC day, as Wikipedia keeps them. Discover brings one of these at a time.