Historical Events In November - 07

1775  On this day in history lord Dunmore, promises freedom to male slaves who join British army   

1786  On November - 07 the oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.   

1786  Francisco Andrevi y Castellar, composer on November - 07.   

1794  French troops conquer Nijmegen on November - 07.   

1796  Catharina II, "the Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1797  Silas Horton Stringham, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1802  Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history lewis and Clark sighthte Pacific Ocean   

1805  Lewis & Clark 1st sights Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

1806  August Friedrich Pott, composer on this day in history.   

1810  Fritz Reuter, writer on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans of the Tecumesh Confederation   

1811  Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Bouquet) on November - 07.   

1814  On November - 07 1st sitting of States-general in Hague   

1817  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history james Monroe elected 5th US president   

1822  Edouard Gregoir, composer on this day in history.   

1824  St Petersburg flood on this day in history.   

1827  On November - 07 bartolomeo Campagnoli, Ital violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 76   

1828  Ludwig Deppe, composer on this day in history.   

1831  On November - 07 state Gran Colombia disbands   

1832  On this day in history andrew Dickson White, educator/1st president of Cornell   

1837  Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy murdered by mob at Alton, Ill on this day in history.   

1837  On November - 07 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.   

1837  Elijah P Lovejoy, publisher, murdered by pro-slavery mob at 34 on November - 07.   

1839  On this day in history henry Holmes, composer   

1846  Ignaz Brull, composer on November - 07.   

1848  General Zachary Taylor elected as president of US on this day in history.   

1852  On November - 07 bohdan Borkowski, composer   

1855  Edwin H Hall, US physicist (Hall effect) on November - 07.   

1856  On November - 07 semyon Zonovyevich Alapin, Vilna, tied for chess 1st place (1878)   

1857  On November - 07 charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer, dies at 62   

1859  Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1861  Battle of Belmont, MO on this day in history.   

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0630  On this day in history birth of constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)   

1598  Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On November - 07 birth of gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)   

1650  John Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723) was born on November - 07.   

1656  On this day in history birth of walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nimegen   

1687  William Stukeley, English archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1692  Johannes G Schnabel, German author/surgeon (Insel Felsenburg) was born on November - 07.   

1706  On November - 07 birth of carlo Cecere, composer   

0644  On this day in history death of umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam   

0739  Willibrord, [Clemens], 1st bishop of Utrecht/saint 695-739, dies at 81 on November - 07.   

1225  Death of Engelbert I, the Saint, archbishop of Cologne, murdered at 40 on this day in history.   

1550  On November - 07 death of jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484)   

1560  Peter S Lotichius, [Peter Lotz], German poet (Opera omnia), dies on this day in history.   

1573  On November - 07 solomon Luria (Maharshal), talmudic author (Yam Shel Shelomo), dies   

1581  On November - 07 death of richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar   

1599  Death of Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546) on November - 07.