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November 7

A look at November 7 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Marie Curie and James Cook, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1996

    NASA

    NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.

    American space and aeronautics
  2. 1991

    Magic Johnson

    Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and retires from the NBA.

    American basketball player and
  3. 1987

    Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

    The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service.

    Principal metro system serving
  4. 1975

    Bangladesh

    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 Major General Ziaur Rahman.

    Country in South Asia
  5. 1941

    World War II

    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.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1917

    World War I

    World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  7. 1861

    American Civil War

    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.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  8. 1811

    Tecumseh's War

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

    1810–1813 conflict between the
  9. 1723

    O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60

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

    Church cantata by Johann
  10. 680

    Third Council of Constantinople

    The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople.

    680s council of the
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Famous birthday twins

Born on November 7

Marie Curie

b. 1867

Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

James Cook

b. 1728

English captain, navigator, and cartographer

Ögedei Khan

b. 1186

Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire

David Guetta

b. 1967

French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter

John Barnes

b. 1963

Jamaican-English footballer and manager

Jean Shrimpton

b. 1942

English model and actress

David Petraeus

b. 1952

American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Leon Trotsky

b. 1879

Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army

Deaths

  • 2023Frank Borman, American astronaut
  • 2016Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
  • 2013Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician
  • 2002Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded Der Spiegel
  • 1944Richard Sorge, Azerbaijani-German journalist and spy
  • 1872Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds
  • —Christian feast day: Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Engelbert II of Berg
  • —Christian feast day: Herculanus of Perugia
  • —Christian feast day: John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Prosdocimus
  • —Christian feast day: Vicente Liem de la Paz (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)

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