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November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 54 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 335 Athanasius, 20th pope of Alexandria, is banished to Trier on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople.
- 680 The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople.
- 921 Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) to recognize their borders along the Rhine.
- 1426 Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of Tốt Động Chϊc Động taking place in Đτng Quan, in now Hanoi.
- 1492 The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
- 1504 Christopher Columbus returns from his fourth and last voyage.[1]
16011900
[edit]- 1619 Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia.
- 1665 The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
- 1723 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.[2]
- 1775 John Murray (also known as Lord Dunmore), the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
- 1786 The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
- 1811 Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
- 1837 In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
- 1861 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 The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- 1874 A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
- 1881 Mapuche uprising of 1881: Mapuche rebels destroy the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial after defenders fled to the hills.[3]
- 1885 The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
- 1893 Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
- 1893 An anarchist throws two bombs in Barcelona's Liceu opera house, killing 20.[4]
- 1900 Second Boer War: The Battle of Leliefontein takes place, during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
1901present
[edit]- 1907 Jesϊs Garcνa saves the entire town of Nacozari de Garcνa by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometres (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
- 1910 The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse.
- 1912 The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
- 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.
- 1914 The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
- 1916 Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
- 1916 Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
- 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.[5]
- 1917 The October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October, occurs, according to the Gregorian calendar; on this date, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
- 1917 World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1918 The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
- 1918 Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
- 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.
- 1920 Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
- 1929 In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
- 1931 The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
- 1933 Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.
- 1936 Spanish Civil War: The Madrid Defense Council is formed to coordinate the Defense of Madrid against nationalist forces.[6]
- 1940 In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
- 1941 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.
- 1944 Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.
- 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States.
- 1949 The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), the world's oldest offshore oil platform.
- 1956 Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
- 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Jαnos Kαdαr returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
- 1957 Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
- 1967 Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
- 1967 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- 1972 United States presidential election: U.S. President Richard Nixon is re-elected in the largest landslide victory at the time.
- 1973 The United States Congress overrides President Richard Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
- 1975 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.
- 1982 Colonel Saye Zerbo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'ιtat led by Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somι.[7]
- 1983 United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
- 1983 Cold War: The command post exercise Able Archer 83 begins, eventually leading to the Soviet Union to place air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, for fear that NATO was preparing for war[8][9]
- 1987 In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
- 1987 The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service.[10]
- 1989 Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
- 1989 David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.
- 1989 East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.
- 1990 Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
- 1991 Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and retires from the NBA.
- 1994 WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
- 1996 NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
- 1996 ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board.[11]
- 2000 The controversial US presidential election is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, electing George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States.
- 2000 Hillary Clinton won a U.S. Senate seat in New York, the first former first lady to hold elective office.[12]
- 2000 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.
- 2004 Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
- 2007 The Jokela school shooting in Jokela, Tuusula, Finland, takes place, resulting in the death of nine people.
- 2012 An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
- 2017 Shamshad TV is attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers, with a security guard killed and 20 people wounded; ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.
- 2020 Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.[13]
- 2023 Antσnio Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet.[14]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 630 Constans II, Byzantine emperor (died 668)
- 994 Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher and scholar (died 1069)
- 1186 Φgedei Khan, Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (died 1241)
- 1316 Simeon of Russia (died 1353)
- 1456 Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth (died 1501)
- 1525 Georg Cracow, German lawyer and politician (died 1575)
- 1598 Francisco de Zurbarαn, Spanish painter (died 1664)
16011900
[edit]- 1619 Gιdιon Tallemant des Rιaux, French author and poet (died 1692)
- 1650 John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (died 1723)
- 1683 Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman, author, and translator (died 1748)
- 1687 William Stukeley, English archaeologist and physician (died 1765)
- 1706 Carlo Cecere, Italian violinist and composer (died 1761)
- 1728 James Cook, English captain, navigator, and cartographer (died 1779)
- 1750 Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (died 1819)
- 1787 Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director (died 1854)[15]
- 1789 Alfred Kelley, American legislator, canal builder, and railroad magnate (died 1859)[16]
- 1800 Platt Rogers Spencer, American calligrapher and educator (died 1864)
- 1805 Thomas Brassey, English engineer and businessman (died 1870)
- 1818 Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (died 1896)
- 1821 Andrea Debono, Maltese trader and explorer (died 1871)[17]
- 1830 Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (died 1907)
- 1832 Andrew Dickson White, American historian, academic, and diplomat, co-founded Cornell University (died 1918)
- 1838 Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author and playwright (died 1889)
- 1843 William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (died 1905)
- 1846 Ignaz Brόll, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1907)
- 1851 Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (died 1913)
- 1858 Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian academic and activist (died 1932)
- 1860 Jean Baptiste Eugθne Estienne, French general and engineer (died 1936)
- 1860 Paul Peel, Canadian painter and academic (died 1892)
- 1861 Jeff Milton, American police officer (died 1947)
- 1861 Lesser Ury, German painter (died 1931)[18]
- 1867 Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934)[19]
- 1872 Lucille La Verne, American actress (died 1945)
- 1872 Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (died 1956)
- 1876 Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (died 1958)
- 1878 Lise Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist and academic (died 1968)[20]
- 1879 King Baggot, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
- 1879 Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (died 1940)
- 1886 Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (died 1935)
- 1888 C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
- 1888 Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (died 1934)[21]
- 1890 Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (died 1972)
- 1891 Genrikh Yagoda, director of the NKVD (died 1938)
- 1893 Leatrice Joy, American actress (died 1985)
- 1893 Margaret Leech, American historian and author (died 1974)
- 1896 Esdras Minville, Canadian economist and sociologist (died 1975)
- 1897 Herman J. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1953)
- 1897 Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (died 1976)
- 1898 Margaret Morris, American actress (died 1968)
- 1898 Raphaλl Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (died 1963)
- 1899 Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli journalist and poet (died 1954)
- 1900 Nellie Campobello, Mexican writer who chronicled the Mexican Revolution (died 1986)
1901present
[edit]- 1901 Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (died 1980)
- 1903 Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 1964)
- 1903 Dean Jagger, American actor (died 1991)
- 1903 Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
- 1905 William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (died 1985)
- 1906 Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator (died 1985)
- 1908 Marijac, French author and illustrator (died 1994)
- 1909 Ruby Hurley, American civil rights activist (died 1980)[22]
- 1909 Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright (died 1984)
- 1912 Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (died 1977)
- 1913 Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960)[23]
- 1913 Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (died 1991)
- 1913 Mikhail Solomentsev, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 2008)
- 1914 Archie Campbell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1987)
- 1914 R. A. Lafferty, American author (died 2002)
- 1915 Philip Morrison, American astrophysicist and academic (died 2005)
- 1915 M. Athalie Range, American activist and politician (died 2006)
- 1917 Titos Vandis, Greek actor (died 2003)
- 1918 Paul Aussaresses, French general (died 2013)
- 1918 Billy Graham, American minister and author (died 2018)[23]
- 1918 Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (died 1993)
- 1919 Ellen Stewart, American director and producer (died 2011)
- 1920 Max Kampelman, American lawyer and diplomat (died 2013)
- 1920 Elaine Morgan, Welsh writer, aquatic ape hypothesis (died 2013)[24]
- 1921 Lisa Ben, American singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2015)
- 1921 Jack Fleck, American golfer (died 2014)
- 1921 Susanne Hirzel, member of the White Rose (died 2012)
- 1922 Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (died 2014)
- 1922 Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1999)[23]
- 1923 Gene Callahan, American art director and production designer (died 1990)
- 1926 Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (died 2010)[23]
- 1927 Herbert Flam, American tennis player (died 1980)[25]
- 1927 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (died 2013)
- 1928 Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (died 2015)
- 1929 Jesϊs de Polanco, Spanish publisher and businessman (died 2007)
- 1929 Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 Lila Kaye, English actress (died 2012)
- 1930 Rudy Boschwitz, German-American politician
- 1931 G. Edward Griffin, American director, producer, and author
- 1935 Lubomνr Bene, Czech animator, producer and author[26] (died 1995)
- 1935 W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (died 2009)
- 1936 Al Attles, American basketball player and coach[27] (died 2024)[28]
- 1936 Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
- 1937 Mary Daheim, American journalist and author (died 2022)
- 1938 Dee Clark, American singer-songwriter (died 1990)
- 1938 Jake Gibbs, American baseball player and coach
- 1938 Jim Kaat, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1938 Barry Newman, American actor (died 2023)[29]
- 1939 Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and academic
- 1940 Dakin Matthews, American actor, director, and playwright[29]
- 1940 Antonio Skαrmeta, Chilean author and academic
- 1941 Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (died 2014)
- 1941 Angelo Scola, Italian cardinal and philosopher
- 1942 Tom Peters, American businessman and author
- 1942 Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[29]
- 1942 Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress
- 1943 Silvia Cartwright, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand
- 1943 Stephen Greenblatt, American theorist, scholar, and critic
- 1943 Boris Gromov, Russian general and politician, Governor of Moscow Oblast
- 1943 Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist[29]
- 1943 Michael Spence, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1944 Gigi Riva, Italian footballer and manager (died 2024)
- 1944 Peter Wilby, English journalist
- 1945 Joe Niekro, American baseball player (died 2006)
- 1946 Chrystos, American writer and activist[30]
- 1947 Bob Anderson, English darts player
- 1947 Rebecca Eaton, American television producer
- 1947 Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese baseball player and coach
- 1947 Ron Leavitt, American screenwriter and producer (died 2008)
- 1947 Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist and politician
- 1948 Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, English businessman and politician
- 1948 Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager
- 1948 Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
- 1949 Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2009)
- 1949 Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (died 2016)
- 1949 David S. Ware, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 2012)
- 1950 Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress
- 1950 John Lang, Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1951 Gerard F. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic
- 1951 Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (died 2002)
- 1951 Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist and talk show host
- 1951 John Tamargo, American baseball player and coach
- 1952 David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- 1952 Modibo Sidibι, SudaneseMalian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
- 1952 Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2016)
- 1953 Maire Aunaste, Estonian journalist and author
- 1953 Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
- 1953 Christopher Foster, English bishop
- 1953 Lucinda Green, English equestrian and journalist
- 1954 James Gray, Scottish politician
- 1954 Kamal Haasan, Tamil actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1954 Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian lawyer and author
- 1954 Gil Junger, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1956 Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian pianist and composer (died 2018)
- 1956 Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver and businessman
- 1956 Judy Tenuta, American comedian, actress, and comedy musician (died 2022)[31]
- 1957 John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer
- 1957 King Kong Bundy, American wrestler (died 2019)
- 1957 Christopher Knight, American actor[29]
- 1958 Dmitry Kozak, Russian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
- 1959 Billy Gillispie, American basketball player and coach
- 1959 Alexandre Guimarγes, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager
- 1960 Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1960 Shyamaprasad, Indian filmmaker
- 1961 Orlando Mercado, American baseball player and coach
- 1962 Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
- 1962 Dirk Shafer, American model, actor, and director (died 2015)
- 1963 John Barnes, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
- 1963 Sam Graves, American farmer and politician
- 1964 Troy Beyer, American actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1964 Philip Hollobone, English politician
- 1964 Liam Σ Maonlaν, Irish keyboard player and songwriter
- 1964 Dana Plato, American actress (died 1999)
- 1964 Bonnie St. John, American skier and scholar
- 1965 Steve Parkin, English footballer and manager
- 1965 Sigrun Wodars, German runner and physiotherapist
- 1966 Calvin Borel, American jockey
- 1967 Steve Di Giorgio, American bass player
- 1967 David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter[23]
- 1967 Hikaru Ijūin, Japanese radio host
- 1967 Rafael Herbert Reyes, Dominican wrestler
- 1967 Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
- 1968 Russ Springer, American baseball player
- 1969 Michelle Clunie, American actress[29]
- 1969 Hιlθne Grimaud, French pianist
- 1969 Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
- 1970 Andy Houston, American race car driver
- 1970 Marc Rosset, Swiss-Monacan tennis player
- 1970 Morgan Spurlock, American director, producer, and screenwriter[29] (died 2024)[32]
- 1970 Paul Ware, English footballer (died 2013)
- 1971 Robin Finck, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1971 Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971 Trivikram Srinivas, Indian director and screenwriter
- 1972 Danny Grewcock, English rugby player
- 1972 Jason London, American actor and producer[29]
- 1972 Jeremy London, American actor and producer[29]
- 1972 Hasim Rahman, American boxer
- 1972 Marcus Stewart, English footballer and coach
- 1973 Catκ, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2011)
- 1973 Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress[29]
- 1973 Martνn Palermo, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1974 Kris Benson, American baseball player
- 1974 Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler
- 1974 Christian Gσmez, Argentinian footballer
- 1974 Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer
- 1975 Venkat Prabhu, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1976 Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer
- 1976 Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player and model
- 1977 Lindsay Czarniak, American journalist and sportscaster
- 1977 Andres Oper, Estonian footballer
- 1977 Marνa Sαnchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
- 1977 Anthony Thomas, American football player and coach
- 1978 Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer
- 1978 Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player and coach
- 1978 Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
- 1978 Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1978 Barry Robson, Scottish footballer
- 1978 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
- 1979 Mike Commodore, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 Will Demps, American football player
- 1979 Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
- 1979 Barney Harwood, English television host and actor
- 1979 Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1979 Amy Purdy, American actress, model and snowboarder
- 1979 Joey Ryan, American wrestler
- 1979 Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1980 Sergio Almirσn, Argentinian footballer
- 1980 Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
- 1980 James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
- 1980 Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter
- 1980 Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer
- 1981 Muhammad Hassan, American wrestler and educator
- 1981 Nana Katase, Japanese model, actress, and singer
- 1981 Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
- 1981 Rina Uchiyama, Japanese actress and model
- 1982 Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 Adam DeVine, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and singer[29]
- 1983 Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1983 Patrick Thoresen, Norwegian ice hockey player[33]
- 1983 Esmerling Vαsquez, Dominican baseball player
- 1984 Mihkel Aksalu, Estonian footballer
- 1984 Jonathan Bornstein, American-Israeli soccer player
- 1984 Gervais Randrianarisoa, Malagasy footballer
- 1984 Amelia Vega, Dominican actress and singer, Miss Universe 2003
- 1985 Sebastian Aldιn, Swedish motorcycle racer
- 1985 Darnell Jackson, American basketball player[34]
- 1985 Lucas Neff, American actor[29]
- 1986 Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1986 David Nelson, American football player
- 1986 Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model and television host
- 1987 Mitch Brown, Australian rugby league player
- 1987 Marek Semjan, Slovak tennis player
- 1988 Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1988 Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player
- 1988 Gani Lawal, Nigerian-American basketball player[35]
- 1988 Thomas Schneider, German sprinter
- 1988 Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer[29]
- 1989 Sonny Gray, American baseball player[36]
- 1989 Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and political activist
- 1990 Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer
- 1990 Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1990 David de Gea, Spanish footballer
- 1990 Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1991 Felix Rosenqvist, Swedish race car driver[37]
- 1992 Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
- 1994 Gervonta Davis, American boxer[38]
- 1994 Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress
- 1994 Algee Smith, American actor and singer[23]
- 1996 Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter[29]
- 1997 Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player
- 1997 Nana Okada, Japanese singer
- 1998 Hongjoong, South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter[39]
- 1998 Trevor Rainbolt, American social media personality[40]
- 2000 Callum Hudson-Odoi, English footballer[41]
- 2001 Amybeth McNulty, Irish actress[42]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 691 Cen Changqian, official of the Tang dynasty
- 691 Ge Fuyuan, official of the Tang dynasty
- 927 Zhu Shouyin, general of Later Tang
- 1173 Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (born 1127)
- 1225 Engelbert II of Berg, German archbishop and saint (born 1186)
- 1497 Philip II, Duke of Savoy (born 1443)
- 1550 Jσn Arason, Icelandic bishop and poet (born 1484)
- 1561 Jeanne de Jussie, Swiss nun and writer (born 1503)
- 1562 Maldeo Rathore, Rao of Marwar (born 1511)
- 1574 Solomon Luria, Polish rabbi and educator (born 1510)
- 1581 Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar (born 1505)
- 1599 Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon and educator (born 1546)
16011900
[edit]- 1627 Jahangir, Mughal emperor (born 1569)
- 1633 Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor (born 1572)
- 1639 Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician (born 1560)
- 1642 Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician, Lord High Treasurer of The United Kingdom (born 1563)
- 1652 Henry of Nassau-Siegen, German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (born 1611)[43]
- 1713 Elizabeth Barry, English actress (born 1658)
- 1809 Paul Sandby, English painter and cartographer (born 1725)[44]
- 1837 Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American minister and journalist (born 1809)
- 1862 Bahadur Shah II, Mughal emperor (born 1775)
- 1872 Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (born 1833)
- 1881 John MacHale, Irish archbishop (born 1791)
1901present
[edit]- 1906 Heinrich Seidel, German engineer and poet (born 1842)
- 1907 Jesϊs Garcνa, Mexican railroad brakeman (born 1881)
- 1913 Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English biologist and geographer (born 1823)
- 1916 Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (born 1858)
- 1919 Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1863)
- 1922 Sam Thompson, American baseball player (born 1860)
- 1923 Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Indian educator and philanthropist (born 1856)
- 1930 Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (born 1878)
- 1933 Harold Weber, American golfer and architect (born 1882)
- 1941 Frank Pick, English lawyer and businessman (born 1878)
- 1944 Richard Sorge, Azerbaijani-German journalist and spy (born 1895)
- 1944 Hannah Szenes, Hungarian-Israeli soldier and poet (born 1921)
- 1947 K. Natesa Iyer, Indian-Sri Lankan journalist and politician (born 1887)
- 1959 Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (born 1883)
- 1962 Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (born 1884)[45]
- 1964 Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863)[46]
- 1966 Rube Bressler, American baseball player (born 1894)
- 1967 John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (born 1868)
- 1968 Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer and coach (born 1901)
- 1968 Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician, cryptographer, and academic (born 1906)
- 1974 Eric Linklater, Welsh-Scottish author and academic (born 1899)
- 1975 Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and race car driver (born 1899)
- 1978 Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian surgeon and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Gujarat (born 1887)
- 1978 Gene Tunney, American boxer and actor (born 1897)
- 1979 Frank O'Connor, American actor, rancher, and painter[47][48]
- 1980 İlhan Erdost, Turkish publisher (born 1944)
- 1980 Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (born 1930)
- 1981 Will Durant, American historian and philosopher (born 1885)
- 1983 Germaine Tailleferre, French pianist and composer (born 1892)[49]
- 1986 Tracy Pew, Australian bass player (born 1957)
- 1988 Bill Hoest, American cartoonist (born 1926)
- 1990 Lawrence Durrell, British novelist, poet, dramatist, (born 1912)
- 1990 Tom Clancy, Irish singer and actor, (born 1924)
- 1991 Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (born 1920)
- 1991 Nuri Ja'far, Iraqi psychologist and philosopher of education, (born 1914)[50]
- 1992 Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (born 1921)
- 1992 Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (born 1927)
- 1993 Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (born 1901)
- 1993 Charles Aidman, American stage, film, and television actor (born 1925)
- 1994 Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (born 1924)
- 1995 Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (born 1942)
- 1996 Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic (born 1939)
- 1996 Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1918)
- 2000 Ingrid of Sweden (born 1910)
- 2000 Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (born 1950)
- 2000 Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian publisher and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (born 1910)
- 2001 Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (born 1936)
- 2001 Anthony Shaffer, English author and playwright (born 1926)[51]
- 2002 Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded Der Spiegel (born 1923)
- 2003 Foo Foo Lammar, British drag queen and nightclub owner (born 1937)[52]
- 2004 Howard Keel, American actor and singer (born 1919)
- 2005 Harry Thompson, English author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1960)
- 2006 Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (born 1930)
- 2006 Bryan Pata, American football player (born 1984)
- 2006 Johnny Sain, American baseball player and coach (born 1917)
- 2006 Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician, co-founded L'Express (born 1924)
- 2006 Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer and manager (born 1926)
- 2007 Earl Dodge, American activist and politician (born 1932)
- 2007 George W. George, American screenwriter and producer (born 1920)
- 2011 Joe Frazier, American boxer (born 1944)
- 2011 Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1952)
- 2012 Carmen Basilio, American boxer (born 1927)
- 2012 Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (born 1950)
- 2012 Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (born 1940)
- 2012 Sandy Pearson, Australian general (born 1918)
- 2012 Darrell Royal, American football player and coach (born 1924)
- 2012 Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (born 1932)
- 2013 John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (born 1927)
- 2013 Ian Davies, Australian basketball player and coach (born 1956)
- 2013 Ron Dellow, English footballer and manager (born 1914)
- 2013 Joey Manley, American publisher, founded Modern Tales (born 1965)
- 2013 Jack Mitchell, American photographer and author (born 1925)
- 2013 Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (born 1928)
- 2014 Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (born 1928)
- 2014 Kajetan Kovič, Slovenian journalist and poet (born 1931)
- 2014 Allen Ripley, American baseball player (born 1952)
- 2015 Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (born 1970)
- 2015 Ri Ul-sol, North Korean marshal and politician (born 1921)[53]
- 2016 Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (born 1934)
- 2016 Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (19932001) (born 1938)
- 2016 Jimmy Young, British singer and radio personality (born 1921)
- 2017 Roy Halladay, American baseball player (born 1977)
- 2017 Carl Sargeant, Welsh Assembly minister (born 1968)
- 2017 James R. Thompson Jr., American naval officer and engineer, 5th Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (born 1936)[54]
- 2019 Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (born 1930)
- 2020 Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and member of the House of Lords (born 1948)[55]
- 2021 Dean Stockwell, American actor (born 1936)[56]
- 2023 Frank Borman, American astronaut (born 1928)[57]
- 2024 Bruce Degen, American writer (born 1945)[58]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christian feast day:
- All Dominican Saints and Blesseds
- Bartholomδus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran)
- Engelbert II of Berg
- Herculanus of Perugia
- John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran)
- Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (Lutheran)
- Prosdocimus
- Vicente Liem de la Paz (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
- Willibrord
- November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Students' Day, the anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar's school entry day. (Maharashtra, India)
- Commemoration Day, the anniversary of Ben Ali's succession. (Tunisia)
- Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary)
- International Inuit Day[59]
- National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees. (Northern Catalonia, France)
- National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bangladesh)
- October Revolution Day (the Soviet Union (former, official), modern Belarus, Kyrgyzstan)
- Tokhu Emong (Lotha Naga people of India)


