A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on November 7 throughout history.
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Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field near the village of Ensisheim in Alsace, France. Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact.
Mary Celeste (often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was a Canadian-built, American-registered merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the...
October Revolution in Russia; Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace and overthrow the Provisional Government [OS Oct 25]
Chinese Soviet Republic, covering parts of 18 provinces and 4 counties under Communist Party control, is proclaimed by leaders Mao Zedong and Zhu De
Controversial US presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore is inconclusive; the result in Bush's favor is eventually decided by the Supreme Court
Former Vice President Joe Biden is declared the winner of the US presidential race four days after the US election, defeating sitting President Donald Trump. Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman and first woman of color elected vice president.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was a radio drama series based on the popular novel and comics series Buck Rogers.
The oldest performing musical organization in the United States is founded in Stoughton, Massachusetts, as the Stoughton Musical Society
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player.
Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal
American entertainer Frank Sinatra (35) marries 2nd wife American film star Ava Gardner (26); divorce in 1957
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (23) weds Valentina Ivanovna Goryacheva
Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress.
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential actresses in the history of...
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor's 7th divorce from American politician John Warner, after almost 6 years of marriage
In the history of Christianity, the first seven ecumenical councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea in 325, the First Council of Constantinople in 381, the Council of Ephesus in 431, the...
East France and West France recognize each other in the Treaty of Bonn
Pierre Gassendi observes 1st ever transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
Puritan reformist preacher Anne Hutchinson is tried in Massachusetts Bay Colony as a heretic, found guilty and banished
1st edition of "London Gazette" is published as "The Oxford Gazette"
Richard Steele's sentimental comedy play "The Conscious Lovers" premieres in London
France & Spain sign the Treaty of the Escorial (the first 'Pacte de Famille' between the Bourbon kings of France and Spain)
Orangists in the Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap
Lord Dunmore promises freedom to male slaves who join British army
The siege of Nijmegen occurred from 27 October to 8 November 1794 during the Flanders campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit (annulled 2013)
First sitting of the States-General in The Hague
St Petersburg floods to 4.20m, city's greatest flood
State of Gran Colombia disbands
In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy shot dead (age 34) by pro-slavery mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
Battles of Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, Virginia
Second session of the Congress of the Confederate States of America reconvenes
Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 – 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa and the first European to cross (1875) equatorial Africa from sea to sea.
Edward Bouchet is the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from a US college (Yale)
Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie - connects British Columbia with Eastern Canada
Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then...
Battle of Leliefontein: British-Canadian forces repel a Boer force in Transvaal and the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses
A French fleet seizes the customs house on the Turkish-ruled island of Mytilene after Turks refuse to settle France's indemnity claims for losses suffered by French subjects in 1896
Dutch capture Venezuelan navy
The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary is an international Catholic fraternal service order.
First air freight shipment is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio
Great Lakes Storm the "White Hurricane" begins with 90 mph winds and 35 foot waves, (lasts till 10 Nov), will sink 19 ships and strand 19 more, killing over 250 people [1]
The New Republic (often abbreviated as TNR) is an American magazine focused on domestic politics, news, culture, and the arts. It publishes ten print magazines per year and a daily online platform.
The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.
Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany
Mystery-Bouffe is a socialist dramatic play written by Vladimir Mayakovsky in 1918/1921.
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution,...
Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC
The Kingdom of Italy was governed by the National Fascist Party from 1922 to 1943 with Benito Mussolini as prime minister transforming the country into a totalitarian dictatorship.
Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
The siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General Francisco Franco, during the Spanish Civil War...
Polish Jewish teenager Herschel Grynszpan shoots Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris, to avenge the German expulsion of Jews from Poland; vom Rath dies two days later, sparking the Kristallnacht violence [1]
Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago
British air attacks on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied
Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
Last scoreless tie in the NFL, Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0
Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States for a record fourth term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey
King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament
Carlo Terron's "Processo Agli Innocenti" premieres in Milan
The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) to the United States Constitution limits the number of times a person can be elected to the office of President of the United States to two, and sets...
WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting
Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns & win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Wash 62-3
Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas
John Stanley Sanford (May 18, 1929 – March 7, 2000) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcasting
France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
Chicago Black Hawks Glenn Hall sets NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
Columbia Records completes a three-night live recording of Barbra Streisand at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village, NYC, for her debut album; technical issues force them to shelve the release and bring her to a studio to record
Lengede is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 18 kilometers southwest of Braunschweig and 40 kilometers southeast of Hanover.
NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
Jean-Claude van Itallie (May 25, 1936 – September 9, 2021) was a Belgian-born American playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher.
Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician and diplomat of the Democratic Party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Wedding Album is the third and final in a succession of three collaborative experimental albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It followed Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins and Unfinished Music No.
New Jersey becomes the first state to allow girls into Little League
Kidnapped AKZO director Herrema freed in Ireland
James Edward Rice is an American former professional baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Cy Young Award, officially the Cy Young Memorial Award, is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
France performs nuclear test
The Constitution of Turkey, formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası), and informally as the Constitution of 1982 (Turkish: 1982...
Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds
Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice
Tunisian premier Zine al-Abidine fires President Habib Bourguiba
MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
Donny Lalonde is a retired professional boxer. His nickname is "Golden Boy," after the Golden Boy statue atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in his boxing home town of Winnipeg.
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar Jr wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously
"Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box NYC
First NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105
French Williams driver Alain Prost finishes 2nd in season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 26 points from Ayrton Senna; Prost announces his retirement from F1 racing
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on WXDX 105.9 FM
"3 Sisters" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC
Dale Arnold Jarrett is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC.
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor.
Supersonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month hiatus
Iran bans advertising of products from the United States
The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as US forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah during the Iraq War
The Jokela school shooting, also known as the Jokela High School massacre, occurred on 7 November 2007, at Jokela High School in the town of Jokela, Tuusula, Finland.
Jerry Sloan becomes the first coach in NBA history with 1,000 wins for one team after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII (Very strong).
Sierra Leone is declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (death toll 4,000)
Danica Anthony Roem ( ROHM; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024.
Actress Emma Thompson is made a Dame of the British Empire by Prince William at Buckingham Palace, London
Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, the "Terminator" is the first to be convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court and is sentenced to 30 years in prison on 18 charges
Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat al-Gharibawi, known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi is an independent Iraqi politician, lawyer, bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who served as the prime minister of Iraq...
Bluey’s World, an immersive experience based on the animated children's TV show "Bluey," officially opens in Brisbane, Australia [1]
Eighteenth known lethal military strike in international waters of the Caribbean Sea of suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing three
Billy Graham evangelist, known for american evangelist, was born on 1918-11-07. William Franklin Graham Jr.
Michael Spence, American canadian-american economist and nobel laureate, known for canadian-american economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1944-11-07.
Marcus Luttrell u.s. navy seal and author, known for u.s. navy seal and author, was born on 1976-11-07.
Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress, known for english model and actress, was born on 1943-11-07. Jean Rosemary Shrimpton is an English model and actress.
John Michael McDonagh is born
Dan Houser, English video game producer, known for english video game producer, was born on 1974-11-07. Daniel Houser is an English video game writer and producer.
Joni Mitchell, American musician, known for canadian and american singer-songwriter, was born on 1944-11-07.
David Guetta, French musician, known for french dj, was born on 1968-11-07. Pierre David Guetta is a French DJ and record producer.
Lorde, New Zealand musician, known for new zealand singer-songwriter, was born on 1997-11-07.
Calvin Borel athlete, known for american jockey, was born on 1967-11-07. Calvin H.
C.V. Raman, Indian physicist, known for indian physicist, was born on 1888-11-07. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (IAST: Candraśēkhara Veṅkaṭarāmaṉ; 7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian…
In the history of Christianity, the first seven ecumenical councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea in 325, the First Council of Constantinople in 381, the Council of Ephesus in 431, the...
East France and West France recognize each other in the Treaty of Bonn
Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field near the village of Ensisheim in Alsace, France. Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact.
Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal
Pierre Gassendi observes 1st ever transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
Puritan reformist preacher Anne Hutchinson is tried in Massachusetts Bay Colony as a heretic, found guilty and banished
1st edition of "London Gazette" is published as "The Oxford Gazette"
Richard Steele's sentimental comedy play "The Conscious Lovers" premieres in London
France & Spain sign the Treaty of the Escorial (the first 'Pacte de Famille' between the Bourbon kings of France and Spain)
Orangists in the Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap
Lord Dunmore promises freedom to male slaves who join British army
The oldest performing musical organization in the United States is founded in Stoughton, Massachusetts, as the Stoughton Musical Society
The siege of Nijmegen occurred from 27 October to 8 November 1794 during the Flanders campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit (annulled 2013)
First sitting of the States-General in The Hague
St Petersburg floods to 4.20m, city's greatest flood
State of Gran Colombia disbands
In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy shot dead (age 34) by pro-slavery mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
Battles of Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, Virginia
Second session of the Congress of the Confederate States of America reconvenes
Mary Celeste (often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was a Canadian-built, American-registered merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the...
Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 – 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa and the first European to cross (1875) equatorial Africa from sea to sea.
Edward Bouchet is the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from a US college (Yale)
Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie - connects British Columbia with Eastern Canada
C.V. Raman, Indian physicist, known for indian physicist, was born on 1888-11-07. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (IAST: Candraśēkhara Veṅkaṭarāmaṉ; 7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian…
Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then...
Battle of Leliefontein: British-Canadian forces repel a Boer force in Transvaal and the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses
A French fleet seizes the customs house on the Turkish-ruled island of Mytilene after Turks refuse to settle France's indemnity claims for losses suffered by French subjects in 1896
Dutch capture Venezuelan navy
The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary is an international Catholic fraternal service order.
First air freight shipment is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio
Great Lakes Storm the "White Hurricane" begins with 90 mph winds and 35 foot waves, (lasts till 10 Nov), will sink 19 ships and strand 19 more, killing over 250 people [1]
The New Republic (often abbreviated as TNR) is an American magazine focused on domestic politics, news, culture, and the arts. It publishes ten print magazines per year and a daily online platform.
October Revolution in Russia; Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace and overthrow the Provisional Government [OS Oct 25]
The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.
Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany
Mystery-Bouffe is a socialist dramatic play written by Vladimir Mayakovsky in 1918/1921.
Billy Graham evangelist, known for american evangelist, was born on 1918-11-07. William Franklin Graham Jr.
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution,...
Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC
The Kingdom of Italy was governed by the National Fascist Party from 1922 to 1943 with Benito Mussolini as prime minister transforming the country into a totalitarian dictatorship.
Chinese Soviet Republic, covering parts of 18 provinces and 4 counties under Communist Party control, is proclaimed by leaders Mao Zedong and Zhu De
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was a radio drama series based on the popular novel and comics series Buck Rogers.
Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress.
Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
The siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General Francisco Franco, during the Spanish Civil War...
Polish Jewish teenager Herschel Grynszpan shoots Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris, to avenge the German expulsion of Jews from Poland; vom Rath dies two days later, sparking the Kristallnacht violence [1]
Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago
British air attacks on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied
Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
Last scoreless tie in the NFL, Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0
Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress, known for english model and actress, was born on 1943-11-07. Jean Rosemary Shrimpton is an English model and actress.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States for a record fourth term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey
Michael Spence, American canadian-american economist and nobel laureate, known for canadian-american economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1944-11-07.
Joni Mitchell, American musician, known for canadian and american singer-songwriter, was born on 1944-11-07.
King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament
Carlo Terron's "Processo Agli Innocenti" premieres in Milan
American entertainer Frank Sinatra (35) marries 2nd wife American film star Ava Gardner (26); divorce in 1957
The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) to the United States Constitution limits the number of times a person can be elected to the office of President of the United States to two, and sets...
WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting
Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns & win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Wash 62-3
Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (23) weds Valentina Ivanovna Goryacheva
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential actresses in the history of...
John Stanley Sanford (May 18, 1929 – March 7, 2000) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcasting
France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
Chicago Black Hawks Glenn Hall sets NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
Columbia Records completes a three-night live recording of Barbra Streisand at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village, NYC, for her debut album; technical issues force them to shelve the release and bring her to a studio to record
Lengede is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 18 kilometers southwest of Braunschweig and 40 kilometers southeast of Hanover.
NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
Jean-Claude van Itallie (May 25, 1936 – September 9, 2021) was a Belgian-born American playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher.
Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician and diplomat of the Democratic Party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Calvin Borel athlete, known for american jockey, was born on 1967-11-07. Calvin H.
USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
John Michael McDonagh is born
David Guetta, French musician, known for french dj, was born on 1968-11-07. Pierre David Guetta is a French DJ and record producer.
Wedding Album is the third and final in a succession of three collaborative experimental albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It followed Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins and Unfinished Music No.
New Jersey becomes the first state to allow girls into Little League
Dan Houser, English video game producer, known for english video game producer, was born on 1974-11-07. Daniel Houser is an English video game writer and producer.
Kidnapped AKZO director Herrema freed in Ireland
Marcus Luttrell u.s. navy seal and author, known for u.s. navy seal and author, was born on 1976-11-07.
James Edward Rice is an American former professional baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Cy Young Award, officially the Cy Young Memorial Award, is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
France performs nuclear test
English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor's 7th divorce from American politician John Warner, after almost 6 years of marriage
The Constitution of Turkey, formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası), and informally as the Constitution of 1982 (Turkish: 1982...
Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds
Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice
Tunisian premier Zine al-Abidine fires President Habib Bourguiba
MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
Donny Lalonde is a retired professional boxer. His nickname is "Golden Boy," after the Golden Boy statue atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in his boxing home town of Winnipeg.
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar Jr wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player.
"Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box NYC
First NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105
French Williams driver Alain Prost finishes 2nd in season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 26 points from Ayrton Senna; Prost announces his retirement from F1 racing
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on WXDX 105.9 FM
"3 Sisters" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC
Lorde, New Zealand musician, known for new zealand singer-songwriter, was born on 1997-11-07.
Dale Arnold Jarrett is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC.
Controversial US presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore is inconclusive; the result in Bush's favor is eventually decided by the Supreme Court
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor.
Supersonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month hiatus
Iran bans advertising of products from the United States
The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as US forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah during the Iraq War
The Jokela school shooting, also known as the Jokela High School massacre, occurred on 7 November 2007, at Jokela High School in the town of Jokela, Tuusula, Finland.
Jerry Sloan becomes the first coach in NBA history with 1,000 wins for one team after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII (Very strong).
Sierra Leone is declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (death toll 4,000)
Danica Anthony Roem ( ROHM; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024.
Actress Emma Thompson is made a Dame of the British Empire by Prince William at Buckingham Palace, London
Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, the "Terminator" is the first to be convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court and is sentenced to 30 years in prison on 18 charges
Former Vice President Joe Biden is declared the winner of the US presidential race four days after the US election, defeating sitting President Donald Trump. Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman and first woman of color elected vice president.
Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat al-Gharibawi, known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi is an independent Iraqi politician, lawyer, bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who served as the prime minister of Iraq...
Bluey’s World, an immersive experience based on the animated children's TV show "Bluey," officially opens in Brisbane, Australia [1]
Eighteenth known lethal military strike in international waters of the Caribbean Sea of suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing three