What Happened on November 7?
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EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 7
Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Year:
1913
The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $159,243,000 in 2024 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
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German Empire
Year:
1914
The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces. This leaves Germany without a far east base.
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Boston Elevated Railway
Year:
1916
Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.
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Deutsche Oper Berlin
Year:
1912
The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
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Air cargo
Year:
1910
The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse.
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Second Boer War
Year:
1900
Second Boer War: The Battle of Leliefontein takes place, during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
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Jesús García
Year:
1907
Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometres (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
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Woodrow Wilson
Year:
1916
Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
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Jeannette Rankin
Year:
1916
Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
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Palmer Raids
Year:
1919
The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
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BIRTHS ON NOVEMBER 7
G. Edward Griffin
Year of birth:
1931
G. Edward Griffin, American director, producer, and author
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Rendra
Year of birth:
1935
W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (died 2009)
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Rudy Boschwitz
Year of birth:
1930
Rudy Boschwitz, German-American politician
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Jesús de Polanco
Year of birth:
1929
Jesús de Polanco, Spanish publisher and businessman (died 2007)
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Lila Kaye
Year of birth:
1929
Lila Kaye, English actress (died 2012)
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Eric Kandel
Year of birth:
1929
Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Gwyneth Jones (soprano)
Year of birth:
1936
Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
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Al Attles
Year of birth:
1936
Al Attles, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)
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Barbara Liskov
Year of birth:
1939
Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and academic
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Antonio Skármeta
Year of birth:
1940
Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author and academic
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DEATHS ON NOVEMBER 7
Rube Bressler
Year of death:
1966
Rube Bressler, American baseball player (born 1894)
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Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Year of death:
1964
Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863)
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John Nance Garner
Year of death:
1967
John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (born 1868)
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Gordon Coventry
Year of death:
1968
Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer and coach (born 1901)
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Piero Dusio
Year of death:
1975
Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and race car driver (born 1899)
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Year of death:
1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (born 1884)
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Victor McLaglen
Year of death:
1959
Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (born 1883)
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Harold Weber
Year of death:
1933
Harold Weber, American golfer and architect (born 1882)
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Frank Pick
Year of death:
1941
Frank Pick, English lawyer and businessman (born 1878)
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Hannah Szenes
Year of death:
1944
Hannah Szenes, Hungarian-Israeli soldier and poet (born 1921)
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HOLIDAYS ON NOVEMBER 7
Hungarian Opera Day
Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary)
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Tunisia
Commemoration Day, the anniversary of Ben Ali's succession. (Tunisia)
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Students' Day (Maharashtra)
Students' Day, the anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar's school entry day. (Maharashtra, India)
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National day
National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees. (Northern Catalonia, France)
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National Revolution and Solidarity Day
National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bangladesh)
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Tokhü Emong
Tokhu Emong (Lotha Naga people of India)
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October Revolution Day
October Revolution Day (the Soviet Union (former, official), modern Belarus, Kyrgyzstan)
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November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Willibrord
Christian feast day: Willibrord
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John Christian Frederick Heyer
Christian feast day: John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran)
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