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November 7 in History

Browse historical events, births, deaths and battles recorded on November 7. Every item below is rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

Events: 154Births: 6Deaths: 5Battles: 9

Historical Events on November 7

1485
Parliament
Henry VII · England · London

The lower house has 296 members representng 37 counties & 111 boroughs

1485
Parliament
Henry VII · England · London

The opening day of the new Parliament

1485
Repeal of Titulus Regius
Henry VII · England · London

Henry's first Parliament repeals Titulus Regius, removing the statute that had declared Edward IV's children illegitimate.

1544
Siege of Lothian
Henry VIII · England · Lothian

The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English

1558
Succession Decision
Elizabeth I · England · London

Elizabeth is informed that the Privy Council has accepted her succession

1605
Gunpowder Treason Plot
Guy Fawkes · England · London

Under torture Fawkes confesses his identity & to the plot. Fawkes revealed his true identity on 7 November, and told his interrogators that there were five people involved in the plot to kill the King

1605
Gunpowder Treason Plot
Thomas Percy · England · Holbech

Percys flight ended with some of his fellow conspirators at about 10:00 pm on 7 November, at Holbeche House on the border of Staffordshire

1605
Gunpowder Treason Plot
William Waad · England · London

Fawkes revealed his true identity on 7 November, and told his interrogators that there were five people involved in the plot to kill the King

1626
Discovery of Manhattan Island
Peter Schager · Netherlands · Manhattan Island

Peter Schager of Amsterdam informs the States General that the ship "The Arms of Amsterdam" had arrived with a cargo of furs and timber from New Netherlands and that the settlers there had bought the Island of Manhatten for 60 guilders

1631
First Telescopic Planetary Transit
Pierre Gassendi · France · Paris

Records the first telescopic observation of a planetary transit.

1631
Transit of Mercury Observed
Pierre Gassendi · France · Paris

Observes Mercury crossing the Sun as predicted by Kepler.

1640
Speech against Personal Rule
Harbottle Grimston · England · London

Grimston condemns illegal taxation, religious corruption and mistreatment of political opponents.

1659
Treaty of Pyrenees
Jules Mazarin · France · Pyrenees

Signs a peace Treaty with Spain. A contract arranges for Louis XIV's marriage to the Spanish infanta Anne

1677
Transit of Mercury
Edmond Halley · Great Britain · Saint Helena

Halley observes a transit of Mercury from Saint Helena and carefully records the event for later astronomical analysis.

1688
Lieutenant General
John Churchill · England · London

Promoted lieutenant-general as James II prepares to resist William of Orange.

1693
Return for Lords Session
John Churchill · England · London

Attends the opening of the 1693-94 parliamentary session after the previous year's political disgrace.

1807
Treaty of Tilsit, 2nd
William Cavendish-Bentinck · Great Britain · Tilsit

Russia signs a Treaty with France breaking the Anglon alliance against France

1861
The Civil War in the United States
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a further article analysing military and political developments in the American Civil War.

1862
Political Support at Newcastle
William Ewart Gladstone · Great Britain · Newcastle

Gladstone makes a speech in support of the independence of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, claiming that Jefferson Davis had "made a nation"

1867
President of Ecuador
Pedro Jose de Arteta · Ecuador · Quito

Appointed acting President of Ecuador

1873
First Liberal Government
Alexander Mackenzie · Canada · Ottawa

Forms the first Liberal federal government.

1885
Canadian Pacific Railway
William Cornelius Van Horne · Canada · Craigellachie

Oversees completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

1907
Duma
Nicholas II · Russia · Moscow

The 3rd Duma is opened by the Tsar & remains open until 1912

1907
Duma
Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin · Russia · Moscow

The 3rd Duma is opened by the Tsar & remains open until 1912

1912
Northern Party Reaches Cape Evans
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Campbell brings all six members of the Northern Party safely to Cape Evans after their second Antarctic winter and overland return.

1912
Northern Party Reaches Cape Evans
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Campbell brings the complete Northern Party safely back to Cape Evans after its unexpected second winter.

1912
Northern Party Reaches Cape Evans
Raymond Edward Priestley · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Priestley reaches Cape Evans with the Northern Party after the difficult coastal return journey.

1912
Northern Party Return
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Great Britain · Cape Evans

Northern Party reaches Cape Evans after surviving winter.

1914
Capture of Tsingtao
Taisho · Japan · Tsingtao

The German colony of Tsingtao in China surrenders to the Japanese

1914
Capture of Tsingtau
Taisho · Japan · Tsingtau

Tsingtau capitulates to Japanese forces

1917
Capture of Gaza
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby · Great Britain · Gaza

Occupies Gaza

1917
Gaza Entry
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby · Great Britain · Gaza

Enters Gaza after Ottoman forces abandon the position.

1917
Independence of Russia
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Russia

The Ukraine is proclaimed independent by the Central Rada

1917
Independence of Ukraine
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Russia

The Ukraine is proclaimed independent by the Central Rada

1917
Mounted Pursuit after Gaza Withdrawal
Henry George Chauvel · Australia · Palestine

Chauvel drives mounted formations forward after Ottoman forces abandon Gaza.

1917
Rapallo Allied Coordination Agreement
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Rapallo

Supports a new permanent mechanism for coordinating Allied strategy after the Italian crisis.

1917
Supreme War Council
Luigi Cadorna · Italy · Rapallo

Italian defeat at Caporetto helps force Allied leaders to create the council.

1917
Supreme War Council
Georges Clemenceau · France · Rapallo

Accepts the council as a mechanism for closer Allied coordination.

1917
Supreme War Council
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Rapallo

Helps establish the Allied Supreme War Council after the Caporetto crisis.

1917
Supreme War Council
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Rapallo

Promotes creation of the Supreme War Council to coordinate Allied strategy.

1917
Supreme War Council
David Lloyd George · Great Britain · Rapallo

Supports a permanent Allied body to coordinate operations on common fronts.

1917
Supreme War Council
Alfred Milner · Great Britain · Rapallo

Becomes involved in the permanent machinery of Allied war coordination.

1917
Supreme War Council
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando · Italy · Rapallo

Supports formation of the council after Italy's defeat at Caporetto.

1917
Supreme War Council
Stephen Pichon · France · Rapallo

Participates in French diplomacy around the Rapallo agreement.

1917
Supreme War Council
Sidney Sonnino · Italy · Rapallo

Represents Italian foreign policy in the Rapallo discussions.

1918
Abdication
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

supporter of the monarchy until the abdication of the Kaiser ("If the Kaiser abdicates, the social revolution is inevitable. But I do not want it, I hate it like sin", he says to Max von Baden

1918
Abdication
Ludwig III · Germany · Munich

The revolution reaches Munich, causing King Ludwig III of Bavaria to flee

1918
Abdication
Wilhelm II · Germany

Wilhelm II refuses to abdicate, Prince Max of Baden simply announces that he had done so and frantically attempts to establish a regency under another member of the House of Hohenzollern. "Majority Social Democrats" (MSPD, who support a Parliamentary system) put themselves at the front of the revolutionary movement & demand that Emperor Wilhelm II abdicate

1918
Bavarian Revolution
Gustav Ritter von Kahr · Germany · Munich

The Bavarian revolution shocks Kahr, a monarchist official, as royal government collapses in Munich.

1918
Constitution of Germany
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

supporter of the monarchy until the abdication of the Kaiser ("If the Kaiser abdicates, the social revolution is inevitable. But I do not want it, I hate it like sin", he says to Max von Baden

1918
Constitution of Germany
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Berlin

In a legally questionable act, Reichskanzler Prince Max of Baden transfers his powers to Friedrich Ebert, leader of the MSPD, who, shattered by the monarchys fall, reluctantly accepts. Bavaria is declared a republic

1918
Eastern Peoples Liberation Declaration
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby · Great Britain · Damascus

Declares Eastern Peoples liberation

1918
Exile of Ludwig III
Ludwig III · Germany · Munich

Leaves Munich on a day of mass demonstrations

1918
Mobilization
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Berlin

The Demobilization office is setup

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Berlin
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Berlin

The Red flag is raised over the Imperial Palace in Berlin. In a legally questionable act, Reichskanzler Prince Max of Baden transfers his powers to Friedrich Ebert, leader of the MSPD, who, shattered by the monarchys fall, reluctantly accepts

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Berlin
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Berlin

The Red flag is raised over the Imperial Palace in Berlin

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Cologne
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Cologne

Sailors capture Cologne

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Cologne
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Cologne

Sailors capture Cologne

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Munich
Max von Baden · Germany · Munich

Suppresses the revolution in Munich

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Munich
Max von Baden · Germany · Munich

Suppresses the revolution in Munich

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Munich
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Munich

The revolution had reaches Munich, causing King Ludwig III of Bavaria to flee

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Munich
Kurt Eisner · Germany · Munich

Addresses a demonstration of workers, peasants & soldiers

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Munich
Kurt Eisner · Germany · Munich

Addresses a demonstration of workers, peasants & soldiers

1918
Reballion of Rebels in Munich
Ludwig III · Germany · Munich

The revolution reaches Munich, causing King Ludwig III of Bavaria to flee

1918
Three Turkish Armies Destroyed
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby · Great Britain · Damascus

Allenby destroys 3 Turkish Armies & captures 75,000 prisoners

1918
Weimar Republic
Friedrich Ebert · Germany · Berlin

The revolution had reaches Munich, causing King Ludwig III of Bavaria to flee

1918
Weimar Republic
Maximilian of Baden · Germany · Berlin

In a legally questionable act, Reichskanzler Prince Max of Baden transfers his powers to Friedrich Ebert, leader of the MSPD, who, shattered by the monarchys fall, reluctantly accepts

1918
Weimar Republic
Wilhelm II · Germany

"Majority Social Democrats" (MSPD, who support a Parliamentary system) put themselves at the front of the revolutionary movement & demand that Emperor Wilhelm II abdicate

1924
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, although not a member of the Conservative Party

1927
Demonstrations
Leon Trotsky · Russia · Leningrad

Stages street demonstrations on the 10th anniversarry of the October Revolution

1928
Election
Herbert Clerk Hoover · United States of America

Wins 444 electoral votes to 87 for Alfred Smith. Elected President of the USA, wins 58% of the popular vote

1928
President of USA
Herbert Clerk Hoover · United States of America

Elected President of the USA, wins 58% of the popular vote

1930
ETH Zurich Honorary Doctorate
Albert Einstein · Germany · Zurich

Receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree from ETH Zurich.

1936
Siege of Madrid
Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-Bahamonde · Spain · Madrid

Francos troops reach the western edge of Madrid

1938
Assassination of Ernst von Rathenau
Ernst von Rathenau · Germany · Paris

Used to spark of further pogroms in Germany. Secretary at the German legation in Paris, assassinated

1938
Pogroms
Ernst von Rathenau · Germany · Paris

Used to spark of further pogroms in Germany

1939
Deportation
Adolf Hitler · Germany

Commencement of deportation Jews from western Poland

1939
Invasion of West
Adolf Hitler · Germany

The German attack of the West is postponed because of bad weather

1939
Military Leadership Debate
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Russia · Petrograd

Kerensky participates in military leadership debate during his political career.

1939
Peace Mediation
Leopold III · Belgium

Appeals for peace & offers to mediate

1940
Capture of Gallabat
William Slim · Great Britain · Gallabat

The Italians recapture Gallabat

1941
Invasion of Russia
Heinz Guderian · Germany · Moscow

Progress on Moscow is stopped due to the weather & Russian resistance

1941
Invasion of Russia
Adolf Hitler · Germany

1st cases of frostbite are reported in the German Army

1941
Operation Barbarossa
Heinz Guderian · Germany · Moscow

Progress on Moscow is stopped due to the weather & Russian resistance

1941
Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler · Germany

1st cases of frostbite are reported in the German Army

1941
Siege of Moscow
Fedor von Bock · Germany · Moscow

The deadline set by Bock in Sept for surrounding Moscow is reached

1942
General
Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle · France · Madagascar

Appoints Legentilhomme High Commissioner of Madagascar

1942
Invasion of France
Adolf Hitler · Germany · Vichy Government

Troops are alerted to the occupation of Vichy France

1942
Mersa Matruh Pursuit Maintained
Bernard Law Montgomery · Great Britain · Mersa Matruh

Continues the pursuit as withdrawing Axis forces abandon positions around Mersa Matruh.

1942
Operation Ironclad
Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle · France · Madagascar

Agrees with Britain to appoint Legentilhomme High Commissioner of Madagascar

1942
Pursuit after Alamein
Bernard Law Montgomery · Great Britain · Mersa Matruh

Orders the pursuit westward after the Axis army abandons the El Alamein position.

1943
Gauleiter Speech on Atlantic Wall Labour
Alfred Jodl · Germany · Munich

Jodl tells Gauleiters that harsh measures are necessary to obtain labour for Atlantic Wall construction in occupied Western Europe.

1944
Constitution of USA
Patrick Hurley · United States of America · Yenan

Discusses a democratic post-war China & to reconcile the Communists & Kuomingtang

1944
Election
Thomas Edmund Dewey · United States of America · New York State

Wins 21.9 million to Roosevelts 25.6 million votes & loses his own state of New York

1944
Peace Mediation at Yenan
Patrick Hurley · United States of America · Yenan

Discusses a democratic post-war China & to reconcile the Communists & Kuomingtang

1945
End of Second Buhl Government
Vilhelm Buhl · Denmark · Copenhagen

The Second Buhl Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.

1945
Kristensen Government
Knud Kristensen · Denmark · Copenhagen

Begins the Kristensen Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.

1950
Election
Harry S Truman · United States of America

The Republicans gain thirty seats in the House of Representitives

1951
Senator
Richard Milhous Nixon · United States of America

First elected member of the US Senate, ahead of Helen Douglas

1951
United Nations
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · London

The US, France & Britain produce a disarmament plan to introduce to the United Nations Assembly

1951
United Nations
Rene Pleven · France · Paris

The US, France & Britain produce a disarmament plan to introduce to the United Nations Assembly

1951
United Nations
Harry S Truman · United States of America

The US, France & Britain produce a disarmament plan to introduce to the United Nations Assembly

1956
Ceasefire
Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Suez Canal

Eden announces that military operations will cease and that United Nations forces will be used

1956
Ceasefire
Gamal Abdel Nasser · Egypt · Cairo

Accepts a ceasefire after United Nations action and international pressure force an end to the invasion.

1956
Commons Discipline
Edward Heath · Great Britain · London

Works to maintain Conservative support after the ceasefire announcement

1956
French Forces Hold Port Fuad
Andre Beaufre · France · Port Fuad

Beaufre's forces remain in the Port Fuad sector under ceasefire conditions.

1956
Naval Forces Shift to Ceasefire Posture
Robin Durnford-Slater · Great Britain · Eastern Mediterranean

Durnford-Slater shifts naval forces from assault support to ceasefire and withdrawal duties.

1956
Occupation Zone Stabilised
Charles Keightley · Great Britain · Port Said

Keightley stabilises the limited Anglo-French occupation area while withdrawal terms are negotiated.

1956
Political Survival after Invasion
Gamal Abdel Nasser · Egypt · Cairo

Nasser emerges politically strengthened in Egypt after the invading powers accept a ceasefire.

1956
Sterling Crisis
Harold Macmillan · Great Britain · Washington

Seeks American financial support as sterling comes under severe pressure

1956
Suez Canal
Robert Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Suez Canal

Eden announces in the Commons United Nations forces will be used & military operations cease. Cease-fire commences after the Russian threat of rockets. Britain says she will evacuate her troops from Suez on the arrival of the United Nations forces

1956
Suez Canal
Maurice Harold MacMillan · Great Britain · Washington

Sent to Washington to gain support for a collapsing £

1956
Withdrawal
Dwight D. Eisenhower · United States of America · Washington

Continues pressure for British, French, and Israeli withdrawal after the ceasefire.

1961
President of Ecuador
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy · Ecuador · Quito

Appointed President of Ecuador after the removal of Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra

1961
President of Ecuador
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy · Ecuador

Appointed President of Ecuador

1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Anastas Mikoyan · Russia · Havana

Mikoyan continued difficult negotiations with Cuban leaders over inspections, tactical weapons, and Soviet military equipment remaining on the island.

1962
Election
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy · United States of America

Kennedy is sworn in to the Senate

1962
Five Year Sentence
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela · South Africa · Pretoria

Receives five years imprisonment after conviction.

1962
Incitement and Passport Conviction
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela · South Africa · Pretoria

Is sentenced for incitement and leaving South Africa illegally.

1967
Public Broadcasting Act
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Signs the Public Broadcasting Act, creating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

1969
Creation of Prime Ministry
Habib Bourguiba · Tunisia · Tunis

A decree created the office of prime minister and defined its responsibilities.

1969
Prime Minister of Tunisia
Bahi Ladgham · Tunisia · Tunis

Bahi Ladgham became Tunisia's first prime minister under the new office.

1969
Ummagumma
David Gilmour · Great Britain · London

Pink Floyd release Ummagumma, combining live recordings with solo studio pieces

1972
Senate Election Victory
Joseph Robinette Biden · United States of America · Delaware

Defeats Senator J. Caleb Boggs in Delaware.

1972
Watergate and Reelection
Richard Milhous Nixon · United States of America · United States

Wins reelection by a landslide while the Watergate prosecutions continue and the scandal has not yet become a dominant national crisis.

1973
Constitution of USA
Richard Milhous Nixon · United States of America · Washington

Congress overrides Nixon's veto of law limiting the Presidents right to wage war

1973
Government
Richard Milhous Nixon · United States of America

Wins a landslide victory over Senator George McGovern. Appointed President of the USA, 37th President, 2nd term

1973
War Powers Resolution
Dante Fascell · United States of America · Washington

Co-sponsors the War Powers Resolution in the House

1973
War Powers Resolution
Jacob Javits · United States of America · Washington

Co-sponsors the War Powers Resolution limiting presidential war powers

1973
War Powers Resolution
Richard Milhous Nixon · United States of America · Washington

Congress overrides his veto of the War Powers Resolution after Vietnam and Cambodia controversies

1981
First John Peel Session
Jarvis Cocker · Great Britain · London

Records Pulp's first John Peel session at BBC Maida Vale studios.

1982
Constitution of Turkey
Kenan Evren · Turkey

Evren installed himself as President of Republic of Turkey on with the 90% approval of the new constitution that was submitted to a public referendum

1982
Election
Kenan Evren · Turkey

Evren installed himself as President of Republic of Turkey on with the 90% approval of the new constitution that was submitted to a public referendum

1982
Final Revolution Day Appearance
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev · Russia · Moscow

Makes one of his final public appearances during the Revolution Day ceremonies shortly before his death.

1982
Referendum
Kenan Evren · Turkey

Evren installed himself as President of Republic of Turkey on with the 90% approval of the new constitution that was submitted to a public referendum

1983
90125
Jon Anderson · Great Britain · London

Returns as vocalist for 90125, the album that gives Yes its biggest pop success.

1983
90125
Trevor Horn · Great Britain · London

Produces 90125 after previously serving as Yes vocalist on Drama.

1984
Shadow Minister
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair · Great Britain

Appointed Junior Treasury spokesman

1987
Change of President
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali · Tunisia · Tunis

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali assumed the presidency after Habib Bourguiba was declared medically unfit.

1987
Prime Minister of Tunisia
Hedi Baccouche · Tunisia · Tunis

Hedi Baccouche became prime minister following the presidential transition.

1988
National Pact
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali · Tunisia · Tunis

Political and social organizations signed a National Pact setting principles for public life.

1990
President of Ireland
Mary Robinson · Ireland

Appointed President of Ireland, the first women President of Ireland

1990
Resignation of Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh · India

V.P. Singh's government loses a confidence vote and he resigns as Prime Minister.

1995
Social Chapter
Michael Heseltine · Great Britain · London

Addresses Commons questions concerning the European Social Chapter and Government policy.

1996
Constitution of Belarus
Alyaksandr Lukashenko · Belarus

Lukashenko calls a national referendum to obtain power to disband the legislature and extend his term of office from 5 to 7 years

1996
Prime Minister of Japan
Ryutaro Hashimoto · Japan

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

1996
Referendum
Alyaksandr Lukashenko · Belarus

Lukashenko calls a national referendum to obtain power to disband the legislature and extend his term of office from 5 to 7 years

2000
Election
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton · United States of America

The campaigns of Clinton and Lazio, along with Giulianis initial effort, spends a record combined $90 million, Clinton won the election with 55 percent of the vote to Lazios 43 percent. First time an American First Lady runs for public office, also the first female senator to represent New York

2001
Election
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton · United States of America

The campaigns of Clinton and Lazio, along with Giulianis initial effort, spends a record combined $90 million, Clinton won the election with 55 percent of the vote to Lazios 43 percent

2005
Arrest of Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori · Peru

Arrested in Chile whilst a Chilean judge considers a Peruvian extradition request

2010
Premiership Ends
Thein Sein · Myanmar · Naypyidaw

Thein Sein leaves the prime ministership after the 2010 election period

2013
Six-Tailed Asteroid
David Jewitt · Great Britain

Jewitt leads Hubble observations of asteroid P/2013 P5, which displays six comet-like dust tails.

2014
The Endless River
David Gilmour · Great Britain · London

Pink Floyd release The Endless River, built from sessions recorded for The Division Bell

2020
COVID-19
Joseph Robinette Biden · United States of America · Wilmington

Promises a national COVID-19 response after being projected president-elect.

Births on November 7

1776
Birth of James Abercromby
James Abercromby · Great Britain

Birth of James Abercromby

1867
Birth of Marie Sklodowska Curie
Marie Sklodowska Curie · Poland · Warsaw

Birth of Marie Sklodowska Curie in Warsaw.

1879
Birth of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky · Russia · Yanovka

Leon Trotsky is born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein in Yanovka, Kherson Province of the Russian Empire (todays Bobrynets Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine)

1913
Birth of Albert Camus
Albert Camus · France · Mondovi

Albert Camus is born at Mondovi in French Algeria.

1930
Birth of Konrad Zacharias Lorenz
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz · Austria

Birth of Konrad Zacharias Lorenz

1967
Curie Birth Centenary
Marie Sklodowska Curie · France · Warsaw

Centenary commemorations honour Marie Curie scientific legacy.

Deaths on November 7

1862
Death of Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II · India

Death of Bahadur Shah II, in exile

1938
Death of Ernst von Rathenau
Ernst von Rathenau · Germany · Paris

Death of Ernst von Rathenau, assassinated

1962
Death of Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt · United States of America · New York

Death of Eleanor Roosevelt

1980
Death of Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen · United States of America

Death of Steve McQueen

1992
Death of Alexander Dubcek
Alexander Dubcek · Czech Republic

Death of Alexander Dubcek

Battles on November 7

1544
Battle of Lothian
James Hamilton · Scotland · Lothian

The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English

1544
Battle of Lothian
Henry VIII · England · Lothian

The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English

1544
Battle of Lothian
Mary of Guise · Scotland · Lothian

The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English

1620
Battle of Bilahora
Johann Tserclaes · Netherlands · Bilahora

The Bohemian Army is crushed by the Imperialists

1811
Battle of Tippecanoe Creek
William Henry Harrsison · United States of America · Tippecanoe

Leads a campaign against the Indians culminating in the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek

1900
Battle of Leliefontein
Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn · Canada · Leliefontein

Cockburn leads cavalrymen protecting the retreating guns at Leliefontein and later receives the Victoria Cross.

1900
Battle of Leliefontein
Edward James Gibson Holland · Canada · Leliefontein

Holland keeps his Colt machine gun firing against the Boer advance and carries the weapon away when its carriage horse is shot.

1900
Battle of Leliefontein
Richard Ernest William Turner · Canada · Leliefontein

Turner helps protect the Canadian rearguard during the withdrawal at Leliefontein and later receives the Victoria Cross.

1944
Battle of Schmidt
Dwight David Eisenhower · United States of America · Schmidt

The US 28th Div of V Corps is repulsed at Schmidt

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